I decided that I just HAD to bake something ... anything!
MyGirl and I flipped through cookbooks and food magazines and recipes. We finally decided that in spite our handicap, we could still manage this cheesecake recipe.
MyGirl and I flipped through cookbooks and food magazines and recipes. We finally decided that in spite our handicap, we could still manage this cheesecake recipe.
JELLY CHEESECAKEBase:250 g Nice biscuits, crushed150 g butter, meltedFilling:110 g cream cheese3/4 c sugar1 x 375 ml can evaporated milk1 x 85 g packet lemon jelly crystals1 c boiling water1 T lemon juiceTopping (optional):whipped creamgrated lemon zestPreheat oven 150 C. Grease 20 cm springform pan,Mix biscuit crumbs with melted butter. Press into prepared tin.Cook in oven 10 minutes. Then put in refrigerator to cool.Beat cream cheese and sugar until combined.In separate bowl, beat milk until very thick.Add cream cheese into milk and beat in.Dissolve jelly in hot water and allow to cool.When cold, add lemon juice to jelly.Then add jelly to cream cheese mixture and stir well.Pour on top of biscuit base then refrigerate to set.Decorate with whipped cream and lemon zest.
MyGirl and I made a special trip to the grocery to make sure we had all the ingredients we needed.
We couldn't find lemon jelly crystals so we settled for lime jelly crystals and lime juice for our cheesecake.
We told ourselves that we would simply had to make do. We knew that
the longer we delayed our cheesecake adventure, the higher the risk that our ingredients got consumed.
Take the biscuits, for instance. Earlier on I had purchased a pack of Nice biscuits for this recipe. However, since we didn't have the jelly crystals, we couldn't make the cheesecake yet. One day, the kids raided the pantry and snacked on the biscuits. Before I knew it, the whole pack was gone. (They said it reminded them of the butter coconut cookies from back home.)
Yesterday evening, after dinner, while MacGyver and RD played chess (and GI shot at bad guys on his PC), MyGirl and I got our hands dirty in the kitchen. I knew that the cheesecake required setting in the refrigerator so while MyGirl worked on the jelly cheesecake while I made an orange cake which we could eat for dessert.
Yesterday evening, after dinner, while MacGyver and RD played chess (and GI shot at bad guys on his PC), MyGirl and I got our hands dirty in the kitchen. I knew that the cheesecake required setting in the refrigerator so while MyGirl worked on the jelly cheesecake while I made an orange cake which we could eat for dessert.
Here is a picture of MyGirl with her creation before we divided it into ten.
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