Bon Appetit Basque Cheesecake

Ingredients:

• butter (for coating the pan)

• 2 lbs of cream cheese (4 blocks of 8 oz)

• 1 tsp of kosher salt

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

• 1 1/2 cups of sugar

• 6 large eggs

• 2 cups of heavy cream

Tools:

• spatula

• 9 inch diameter springform pan

Instructions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 F. Butter the pan and line it with overlapping parchment paper so that the edges stick out quite a bit. Place the springform pan on top of a baking sheet.

2. Whip together the cream cheese and sugar until all the sugar is dissolved (if you can still feel the grains of sugar in between your fingers, keep whipping until dissolved). Should take 2-3 min.

3. Add eggs one by one waiting until the previous egg has been mixed (15 sec). Make sure all ingredients are incorporated by scraping down the sides. Add the cream, vanilla, and salt until combined.

4. Sift the flour into the mixture and mix until just incorporated. Mixture now should be smooth and silky.

5. Pour the mixture into the pan and bake for 60-65 min. The center should have a deep brown color and jiggle quite a bit (this is normal and will set when cooled). The cake will look like it will overflow the springform pan but will not.

6. Let the cake cool completely and unwrap the parchment paper from the sides. Serve room temperature.

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