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Ask a Chef reveals the secrets of Sailz' pumpkin cheesecake.
Base:
2 pkts plain biscuits
200g butter
Filling:
700g cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
800g roasted pumpkin
1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
tsp salt 2 eggs Topping : 2 cups sour cream 2 Tbsp sugar 1 tsp vanilla
To make the base:
Crush biscuits in a blender, add melted butter, process briefly then press into springform or loose-bottom tin.
Chill.
To make the filling:Beat cream cheese and sugar together; beat in pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
Continue beating and add eggs one at a time.
Pour on to the set base.
Bake at 180degC for 50 minutes.
To make the topping:
Beat sour cream, sugar and vanilla together.
Pour over cheesecake and bake for a further 5 minutes.
Recipe requested by Ronwyn Bell, of Dunedin, and supplied by Sailz Lake Hawea Restaurant & Bar.
To request a recipe from an Otago cafe or restaurant, write to Ask a Chef, Features, Otago Daily Times, PO Box 181, Dunedin, or email odt.features@odt.co.nz, including your name, address and a daytime telephone number.