Tarragon-Scented Goat Cheese Cheesecake

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	474ml	Matzo meal
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Melted butter - (1 1/2 sticks)
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Finely-chopped walnuts
21 oz	596g	Fresh goat cheese - room temperature
15 oz	426g	Cream cheese - room temperature
4		Eggs - beaten
1 1/3 cups	315ml	Sour cream
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
8 sections		Fresh tarragon leaves - coarsely chopped
		= (or substitute 2 sprigs fresh thyme leav
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

In a bowl, blend the matzo meal, melted butter and walnuts together with a wooden spoon. Press the mixture into the bottom and slightly up the sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Chill while preparing the filling.

Heat oven to 325 degrees. In the bowl of a food processor or using an electric mixer, blend the goat and cream cheeses together. Mix in the eggs, followed by the sour cream, salt, tarragon and pepper, beating well.

Pour the mixture into the chilled crust and place the pan on a baking sheet. Bake until the center is set, 50 to 60 minutes. Turn off the oven and let the cake remain in the oven for 30 minutes.

If serving warm: Cool down to just warm, carefully remove the outer ring, slice with a knife dipped in ice water and serve, or cover with plastic wrap and chill till firm.

To avoid last-minute heartache if serving the quiche warm, do not attempt to remove the bottom circle of the pan from the quiche, unless it has been previously lined with a circle of parchment paper. The bottom can be more easily removed as the quiche chills.

This recipe yields 15 first-course servings or 10 main-course servings.

Each of 15 servings: 471 calories; 491 mg sodium; 151 mg cholesterol; 38 grams fat; 24 grams saturated fat; 18 grams carbohydrates; 15 grams protein; 0.72 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 04-04-2001

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