Pumpkin Orange Cheesecake
This is by far the best pumpkin cheesecake I have ever made. Recipe is courtesy of Sunset Magazine, with only a few minor spice changes on my end. Simply Fantastic!!! Now you know why we like to cook in Lake Chelan.
Pumpkin-Orange Cheesecake with Chocolate Crust and Salted Caramel
- YIELD: Serves 16
- PREP TIME:3 Hours
- CHILL:5 Hours
- COURSE: Desserts
Ingredients
- CRUST
- 1 package (9 oz.) chocolate wafer cookies
- 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter
- FILLING
- 3 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- Zest of 2 medium oranges
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- TOPPING
- 6 tablespoons store-bought caramel topping
- 1/8 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans
- Flaked salt* (such as Cyprus sea salt flakes or Maldon salt), for garnish
Preparation
1. Make crust: Preheat oven to 350°. Whirl cookies in a food processor until finely ground. Whirl in butter just until incorporated. Pour crumbs into a 9-in. springform pan and press over bottom and about 1 in. up inside of pan. Bake 7 minutes, then let cool on a rack. Reduce oven heat to 300°.
2. Make filling: In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese, sugars, and flour until smooth. Beat in eggs on low speed 1 at a time. Add remaining filling ingredients and beat until just blended. Wrap bottom of pan with foil, pressing it up the outside.
3. Set springform pan in a roasting pan and pour filling into crust. Pour enough boiling water into roasting pan to come about halfway up side of springform pan. Bake until cheesecake barely jiggles in the center when gently shaken, about 1 1/4 hours. Let cheesecake cool on a rack 1 hour, then chill until cold, at least 5 hours.
4. Whisk caramel topping and table salt in a bowl and spoon over cheesecake. Arrange pecans around rim and sprinkle flaked salt over pecans.
*Flaked salt has large, hollow, crunchy crystals. Find it at well-stocked grocery stores and online.
Note: Nutritional analysis is per slice.
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 429
- Calories from fat: 60%
- Protein: 6g
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated fat: 14g
- Carbohydrate: 40g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Sodium: 318mg
- Cholesterol: 116mg
More Lake Chelan Recipes Coming!
Fish and Chips
Preheat oven to 225 degrees F,
4 large baking potatoes, cut into French fry strips
Beer Batter:
1 (12-ounce) bottle beer
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 pounds cod fillets, skinned with bones removed, and fish cut diagonally into 1-inch-wide strips (5 to 6-inches long)
In a Deep Fryer, heat oil to 375 degrees F.
Fry potatoes until golden brown, roughly 10 minutes removing with a slotted spoon or spider. Hold in low oven to keep warm while cooking the fish.
Batter:
In a large bowl, pour in 1 bottle of beer. Sift 1 1/2 cups flour into the bowl, whisking in gently until just combined. Pat fish dry and season on both sides with salt and pepper and coat the fish in the beer batter. Dredge the pieces of fish in 1/2 cup of remaining flour and slide into oil as coated. Fry fish, turning over frequently, until deep golden and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet and keep warm in oven. Fry remaining fish in batches, returning oil to 375 degrees F between batches.
Serve fish with French fries.
Weckworth Burger
The Famous Weckburger!
Recipe: Anne Rose
Everyone who knows us has a one time been treated to a “Weckburger”. This easy and timeless recipe is the family and friend favorite when it comes to hamburgers. These should always be grilled for the best flavor. Just handle them enough to mix the ingredients.
Ingredients:
1 lb lean ground beef ( we grind our own own from chuck roast)
1 egg
1/4 cup of coarse bread crumbs
pinch of salt and pepper
4 slices of your favorite cheese
Directions:
Combine all ingredients just until blended (don’t over mix)
Divide into four equal portions and make into patties. Grill for approximately 4 to 5 minutes on first side with grill lid open (if you close the lid they will cook to fast and dry out), turn over, add cheese immediately, close lid on grill and cook just until cheese melts. Remove from grill, let stand a couple of minutes and serve. Be careful not to over cook.
Tip: Make patties a little thicker in the middle, then indent with your thumb before cooking. This will help them cook evenly.