Creme Brulee Cheesecake

By cuznvin

Ingredients

• Step 2Prepare the Cheesecake:
• Before starting to gather your ingredients for the Cheesecake,( I know your gonna try mine)! The previous day, put 3-4oz of light brown sugar and 3-4 oz of white sugar on a cookie sheet and dry comple
• 24 hours or so later, mix the sugars together and pass through a sieve or pulse in a food processor, This sugar topping is the BEST you'll ever find for your Creme Brulee and this particular recipe.
• 1/4 Cup melted butter, 2oz sugar, 1 cup Graham Cracker Crumbs, 32 oz cream cheese, buy a good one, not whipped or light, this is not a fat free loose all that weight recipe) 1/2 cup ap flour, 4 eggs,
• Step 3

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the Graham Cracker crumbs with the melted butter and sugar, press on to the bottom of a spring form cheesecake pan.
Over a water bath (bain marie) warm the cream cheese and beat until fluffy. Add the lightly beaten eggs,sugar and flour, mix well. Add the condensed milk, vanilla and lemon extracts and the lemon zest.

Step 4 Notice the FoilWrap the bottom of the pan in foil, saves any leakage.
Pour the mix on top of the crust, tap the pan on the table to even out the mix.
Bake in a pre-heated 300 degree oven for approximately 1 hour.
Cool, cool, cool did I say cool, it's very important, before torching the sugar.

Step 5 Did you check your fire insurance policy?Remove Cheesecake from the pan and place on a serving plate.
Dust lightly with the sugar mix.
In a too and throw action using a small blow torch (most gourmet stores carry these now) caramelize the sugar adding a little more sugar as you go.
Let dry and get crunchy before serving.

Step 6 If you prefer you can place the cheesecake under your broiler and carefully caramelize.