Italian Cheesecake if Learning How to Make Italian Recipes not Just Ricotta Cheese Recipe

The Italian cheesecake is some of the best for us dessert lovers. If you know how to make Italian recipes, you know that it takes the freshest and best quality ingredients. This truly applies to the these dessert recipes. Sometimes I hear the word “cheesecake” put on different products which I would not call these by that term at all. The Italian version is not a cream cheese recipe nor is it a ricotta cheese recipe. Most often the this Italian dessert recipe is a combination of fresh Italian cheeses. In addition to these fine cheeses, are fresh eggs, often sour cream, butter and delicious flavorings. Nothing but the best for these delicious creamy dessert recipes.

CHEESECAKE

• 1 Pound ricotta cheese


• 1 Pound cream cheese


• 2 cups sour cream


• 1 ½ Cups sugar


• 4 Beaten eggs


• 3 Tablespoons flour


• 3 Tablespoons cornstarch


• 3 Tablespoons lemon juice


• 1 Teaspoon vanilla


• ½ Cup melted butter, cooled


• 3 Cups graham cracker crumbs

Spread crumbs on bottom of 10 inch buttered springform pan.

Mix together ricotta cheese, cream cheese, sour cream and sugar. Add the eggs and blend well. Stir in the butter, flour, cornstarch, lemon juice and vanilla. Pour mixture into pan and place in a cold oven, and then set temperature on 325 F degrees. Bake for 1 hour then turn oven off and leave cake in the oven for 1 more hour. Remove from oven and remove cheesecake from springform pan. Serve the cheesecake when cool.

Try More Delicious Italian Dessert Recipes

• Chocolate biscotti recipe


• Italian cookie recipes


• Italian Christmas cookie recipes


• Panatone


• Tiramisu recipe

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