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Pastry Cheesecake Crust

Pastry Cheesecake Crust is a traditional British recipe for a classic flour pastry enriched with an egg that's used as the base for a cheesecake. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Orange Cheesecake.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

5 minutes

Total Time:

25 minutes

Additional Time:

(+cooling)

Serves:

8

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Baking RecipesCake RecipesBritish Recipes


Ingredients:

70g butter, softened
1 egg
70g sugar
185g plain flour

Method:

Cream together the butter and sugar in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Add the egg, beating thoroughly to combine then add the flour and beat to mix.

Spread the dough on the base and about 3cm up the side of a 22cm diameter springform cake tin. Tansfer to an oven pre-heated to 220°C and bake for 5 minutes. Set aside to cool then fill.