Welcome to Paulina Kitchen! Who has not gone to a cafeteria and tempted that spongy cake that seems made of clouds? The cheese pay is known and loved worldwide. With cooking, without cooking, with sauce, without sauce, etc. ... it adapts to all tastes and is super easy to eat. We cannot ask for more.
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About the cheese pay
The cheese pay, also known as Cheesecake in English , is an extremely popular dessert worldwide. Its origin dates back to ancient Greece, where a simpler version with fresh cheese, honey and wheat was prepared. Over time, this delight has evolved and became a variety of flavors and styles.
The recipe for this pay is an ideal for cheese lovers and sweet alike. Its soft texture and sweet taste make it a perfect choice for celebrations and special occasions.
What is the cheese pay?
The main ingredient of this pay is the cream cheese , which gives it its creamy texture and its characteristic flavor. It is often combined with other ingredients such as eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract to create a soft and sweet mixture that is baked on a cookie base or broken dough.
This dessert is versatile and can be customized in many ways. Ingredients such as fresh fruits, chocolate, caramel, or nuts to give it a special touch can be added. In addition, it can be served cold or hot, and is frequently accompanied with fruit coverage, a layer of chantilly cream or a cream cheese farasting .
The pay offers the flexibility of customizing the recipe according to your preferences. You can experiment with different types of cream cheese, vary the amount of sugar or add ingredients such as citrus zest to give it a personalized touch.
Baked cheese pay, an interesting variant
The baked cheese pay is a variant of the classic cheese pay. To prepare it, the cookie base or broken dough must be made and then the cream cheese with sugar, eggs and vanilla extract is mixed. This mixture is baked at low temperature until it hardens. He cools in the refrigerator before serving it.
To give an additional touch of flavor, ingredients such as lemon or lime zest, fresh fruits, or even chocolate before baking it can be added . It is also common to cover it with a layer of fruit jam or fruit sauce before serving.
The baked cheese pay is an exquisite dessert that combines the richness of cheese with the sweetness of the base and the additional flavor of the additional ingredients.
ORIGIN OF CHEESE PAY
The origin of the pay, also known as a cake or cake in some places, is somewhat diffuse and has roots that date back to different cultures and periods of history.
- The word "foot" in English and "pay" in Spanish are used to describe a variety of dishes that consist of a dough or cookie base that is filled with sweet or salty ingredients and bakes.
Some historical background suggests that the first cakes or Pays could go back to ancient Rome, where cakes with meat, fish and other ingredients were made.
The cheese pay today
These cakes were more similar to the current empanadas than to the sweet Pays we know today.
The concept of sweet Pays, such as lemon pay or cheese pay, developed more in the Middle Ages in Europe. At that time, the dough was used to wrap sweet ingredients, such as fruits and honey. During the Renaissance, the pastry experienced a boom in Europe and many sweet Pays recipes more similar to those of today were created.
5 tips to achieve a spongy cheese pay
- Ingredients at room temperature: it is something simple but important, before starting with the recipe you should make sure that cream cheese, eggs and any other cold ingredient are at room temperature. This will facilitate the mixture and result in a softer and more spongy filling.
- Soft beaten: When you are mixing the ingredients, you should avoid beating excessively. At that point you will mix cream cheese, sugar and other ingredients only until they are combined. The excess of shake can introduce a lot of air into the mixture and make the pay crack in the oven.
- Low temperature oven: Attention with the oven temperature, you are going to bake your cheese pay at a low temperature, 160 ° C (320 ° F). This is for cooking slowly and uniformly, for a spongy texture.
- Water bath: here I recommend that you use the water bath technique or water bath. What you have to do is place the mold with the cheese pay on a larger tray with hot water. This will help maintain constant humidity in the oven and prevent the pay from drying out.
- Time to cooled: patience rewards who knows how to wait. You are intelligent and that is why after baking it, you will let the pay cool at room temperature before refrigerating it for at least four hours or all night. This changes the result, definitely.
How does the cheese pay to be the American emblem?
In North America, European settlers carried their Pays recipes with them, and over time, they adapted to local ingredients, such as apples, which became a very popular filling. Apple Pays became famous in the United States, and today they are an iconic dessert.
4 necessary data on the cheese pay
- New York style : the "New York Cheesecake" is a famous variant of the cheese pay. It is characterized by being dense and creamy, it is often served without coverage. It is an iconic dessert of New York City and has earned a worldwide reputation for its delicious taste.
- Special celebration : The cheese pay is often the dessert chosen for special occasions and celebrations. It is commonly associated with events such as weddings, anniversaries and birthdays due to its decadent flavor and their ability to feed a crowd.
- Non -baked style : Although most cheese pay recipes involve baking, there is also a popular variant called cheese cake without oven . In this case, the mixture cools in the refrigerator to acquire firmness instead of baking. This makes it faster and easy to prepare.
- Internationally appreciated : the cheese pay is loved worldwide and has many regional variations. From the Japanese Cheesecake , which is extra soft and light, to the Italian cheese pay, which is often combined with ricotta and fruits confitted, each culture has its own interpretation of this delicious dessert.
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Cheese pay recipe
Yield : 8 portions
Preparation time : 1 hour 30 minutes
Ingredients
For the base:
- 200 gr of crushed cookies
- 100 gr of melted butter
For filling:
- 500 gr of cream cheese
- 150 gr of sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How to make cheese pay
- Mix the crushed cookies with the melted butter until you get a uniform mixture and put it by pressing at the bottom of a cake mold of about 23 cm in diameter to form the base. Refrigerate.
- In a bowl, beat the cream cheese with sugar until they are well mixed. Add the eggs one by one, beating. Add vanilla extract and mix.
- Pour the cream cheese mixture on the cookie base in the cake mold. Bake at 160 ° C for 45-50 minutes.
- Let the cheese pay cool at room temperature and then refrigerate four hours or all night.
