Baked Cheesecake

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Crumb Crust

1. 1
   Grind the biscuits into fine crumbs in a food processor.

   Food processor
2. 2
   Add the butter (melted) and mix well.
3. 3
   Press the mixture into the bottom of a 24 cm springform pan and chill 30 minutes.

   Springform panRefrigerator

   💡Press down with the bottom of a glass: a dense, even crust doesn't crumble when you slice the cake.

To assemble

1. 4
   Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F).

   ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven

   💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
2. 5
   Whip the eggs with the sugar about 5 minutes, until the mixture is fluffy.

   ⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
3. 6
   Add the cheese, sour cream, lemon zest and vanilla and mix on low speed, just until the mixture is smooth.
4. 7
   Pour the mixture over the base in the pan.

   Baking pan
5. 8
   Bake 50–60 minutes, until the edges are set and the center just wobbles slightly.

   ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan

   💡Run a knife around the edges halfway through baking and again when it comes out of the oven: the cake shrinks as it cools, and edges that stick make it crack.

   💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
6. 9
   Turn off the oven, open the door slightly and leave the cake inside 1 hour.

   Oven

   💡Gradual cooling in the turned-off, open oven keeps the top of the cake smooth, without cracks.
7. 10
   Chill in the fridge at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.

   Refrigerator