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Ingredients


French cheesecake recipe

Tarte au fromage blanc

prep time 20 mins

cooking time 50 mins

serves 6

25g / 1oz raisins

1 tablespoon kirsch

250g / 8 ozs pate brisee short crust pastry

200g / 7 ozs fromage blanc

3 tablespoons single cream

125g / 4 ozs sugar

3 eggs separated

15g / 1/2 oz arrowroot

grated rind of 1 lemon

icing sugar for dusting



Place the raisins in a bowl with the kirsch and leave to soak.

Line a loose bottom flan dish with greased paper [9ins or 23cm].

Line with the pastry and prick the base with a fork. Place the fromage blanc in a bowl.

Add the egg yolks, cream, sugar, arrowroot and the lemon rind.

Beat the egg whites until stiff and gently fold them into the mixture.

Pour the cream cheese filling into the pastry case.

Sprinkle the surface with the raisins.

Place in a preheated oven 180c or 350f gas 4.

After 10 mins lower the oven temperature to 150c or 300f gas 2.

Bake for a further 40 mins then remove from the tin and cool.

Dust with the icing sugar and serve


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