Desserts from cottage cheese have been known to mankind since ancient Rome, but the history of the classic cheesecake began in America. Immigrants from England brought the cottage cheese casserole recipe to this country and until 1929 this dessert, extremely popular among Americans, was prepared on the basis of cottage cheese.
The idea of using cream cheese for dessert came to mind New York restaurateur Arnold Ruben. Visitors to his Turf restaurant were amazed at the taste and appearance of the new dessert, which had a uniform structure and a shiny surface. So, the restaurateur immortalized his name, since they began to call the dessert Rubenovsky. After this event, the name cheesecake was forever entrenched in the new dish, and it was also called New York by the place of invention.
Today became very popular in Russia as well, because they are not only very tasty, beautiful, but also healthy, because they contain exclusively natural products.
All types of cheesecakes can be divided into two categories - raw and baked. Raw desserts have a more ancient history and are still a favorite national dish in some European countries. Baked cheesecakes are most widespread throughout the world precisely thanks to the American recipe. In addition, cheeses or homemade cottage cheese are often used to make cheesecakes.
It should be especially noted that there are no “wrong” cheesecakes, since the English word cheese, in addition to cheese, means home-made cottage cheese. This fact gives the full right to exist inexhaustible variety of styles and recipes for the preparation of these delicious desserts. However, Philadelphia is considered the best cheese for making classic cheesecake. It is ideally suited for baking, as it has a high fat content and is prepared from cream rather than milk.
It will give you pleasure in the gentle airiness of the souffle and will delight the ingenuity of the confectioner, who brings a unique corporate identity to his masterpiece. The cheesecake recipe also contains cream, sugar, eggs, fruits and cookies for base cake. Alcohol or chocolate can be added to them, as well as other delicious ingredients. Therefore, a real cheesecake is always a pleasant gastronomic discovery.
The cheesecake is decorated with chocolate and fruit on top. This is done not only for the sake of aesthetics, but also in order to hide from the view small defects of its surface. This dessert is very tender, and therefore only true cheesecake masters are able to observe all the subtleties of baking technology so that it is perfect.