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Baklava Cheesecake

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Ingredients

For the base

• 200 g NutriChoice Digestive biscuit

• 100 g butter

• 2 g salt

• 30 g sugar

For cheesecake filling

• 100 g icing sugar

• 100 g Greek yogurt

• 450 g cream cheese

• 3 tbsp cornflour

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• 200 g condensed milk

• 40 g whipping cream

• 1 g lemon zest

For baklava syrup

• 200 ml water

• 200 g sugar

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• 100 ml honey

• 5 g cardamom

Method

For the base

Crush the biscuits and roast them for 15 minutes at 80° C.

Set in a butter-laced mould.

For cheesecake filling

Mix all ingredients for the filling and whip it till nicely mixed.

Pour this mixture over the base and spread evenly. Sprinkle sugar on top.

For baklava syrup

Melt the ingredients for the syrup.

Final step

Bake the whole cake In an oven on a blancher at 160° C for 50 minutes.

Remove from oven and put it in a fridge to settle. Pour the syrup over.

Cut into portions and serve.

Garnish with baklava cigars.

Chef Shahbaz Shaikh

Chef de Cuisine

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