Peach Cheesecake With Gingersnap Crust

Recipe Ingredients

		Crust
25		Gingersnap cookies - (abt 6 oz) - coarsely broken
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Unsalted butter - (1/2 stick) - melted
		Filling
4		Peaches - (abt 1 1/4 lbs) - peeled, pitted, (small)
		And sliced 1/4" thick
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sugar - plus
1 1/4 cups	247g / 8.7oz	Sugar
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Fresh lemon juice
4		Cream cheese - (8 oz ea) - room temperature
4		Eggs (large)
1/2 cup	118ml	Sour cream
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Vanilla extract
		Glaze
1/2 cup	118ml	Peach preserves
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Peach - peeled, pitted, (large)
		And very thinly sliced

Recipe Instructions

For Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grind gingersnaps in processor to coarse crumbs. Add butter and blend until evenly moistened. Press crumbs over bottom and 1 inch up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Bake crust until beginning to brown, about 8 minutes. Cool on rack. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.

For Filling: Combine peaches, 2 tablespoons sugar, and lemon juice in heavy large saucepan. Cover and cook over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and peaches are juicy, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Uncover and cook until peaches are tender and juices thicken, about 5 minutes. Cool compote.

Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add 1 1/4 cups sugar and beat until smooth. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Mix in sour cream and vanilla. Spoon half of cheese mixture (about 3 cups) into crust. Spoon peach compote over by tablespoonfuls, spacing apart. Top with remaining cheese mixture.

Place large piece of foil on oven rack. Place pan with cheesecake on foil. Bake until puffed, set in center, and beginning to brown, about 1 hour. Place hot cheesecake on rack; cool 5 minutes. Run small sharp knife around pan sides to loosen. Place cheesecake, uncovered, on rack in refrigerator and chill overnight. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover; keep chilled.)

For Glaze: Combine preserves and lemon juice in heavy small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until glaze comes to simmer. Strain into small bowl. Release pan sides; place cheesecake on platter. Spread glaze over top of cheesecake to within 1/4 inch of edge. Chill cheesecake until glaze sets, at least 30 minutes and up to 8 hours. Arrange peach slices in center of cake and serve.

This recipe yields 12 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, June 2002

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