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Marvelous fresh ginger cheesecake

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Categories: Cheese & Eggs, Cheesecakes, Desserts, Ginger, Herbs & Spices Rating: 0
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Ingredients:
CRUST
2 cupGround pecans
2 tbspBrown sugar
1 tspGround ginger
1 largeEgg white beaten till frothy
1 tspLemon zest finely grated
FILLING
2 lbsCream cheese, room temp
3/4 cupGranulated white sugar
4 largeEggs lightly beaten
1/2 cupHeavy cream
1 tspVanilla extract
8 ozGinger preserves
2 tspGround ginger
1 tbspFresh ginger (finely grated)
Minced candied ginger
-for garnish
Procedures:
1Crust: mix nuts with brown sugar , egg white, ginger and lemon rind until mixture is just bound together.
2Press into bottom and sides of 9 inch springform pan.
3filling: beat cream cheese and sugar together until smooth and light.
4Add eggs, cream, vanilla, ginger preserves, ground ginger, and fresh ginger.
5Mix thoroughly and pour into prepared nut crust.
6Bake at 300 =b0 for 1 hour and 40 minutes.
7Cool 1 hour in turned off oven or overnight.
8Cool completely before chilling in refridgerator.
9If serving at home, remove springform band from from pan and place on serving tray or dish.
10Garnish with candied ginger.
11this needs one day to mellow! serve in very thin wedges..very rich.
12Would be delightful served with fresh sliced ripe juicy peaches alongside.