White Wine Cheesecake

I almost forgot to share this recipe, the photos were lost in my endless photo library.

I've created a new portfolio from 500px as you can see I've added a new badge & a new tab at the top :)

So, I'm reorganising my photo library at the moment.

A snapshot of my 500px wall.

I found the photos from the library & then I've to find the recipe...

Luckily, I have an iPad & I've used it to jot down note & recipe.

I barely remember what I liked about the cheesecake but the chewy bits & the subtle note of wine.. from my note.

Recipe (8" round):

Crust

150 g viennese butter cookie crumbs

75 g unsalted butter, melted

Mix all ingredients & press into a loosebase cake pan.

Grapes in White Wine

240 ml white wine

200 g green grapes, chopped

1 tbsp dried osmanthus (optional)

Combine all ingredients & leave to stand overnight.

Drain to remove grapes & reserve the wine for the filling & topping.

Cheesecake Filling

250 g cream cheese

100 g sugar

2 tbsp lemon juice

240 ml whipping cream

10 g sheet gelatine

120 ml white wine, from grapes in white wine

grapes in white wine

In a small saucepan dissolve sheet gelatine in white wine over low heat.

Beat cream cheese, sugar & lemon juice until smooth, then fold in gelatine mixture.

Whisk whipping cream to soft peaks, then gently fold into the cheese mixture.

Fold in the chopped grapes.

Pour into the prepared pan & refrigerate to set.

Decoration

90 ml white wine, from grapes in white wine

15 g sugar

50 g water

4 g sheet gelatine

Grapes

Lemon slices

In a small saucepan, combine wine, sugar, water & gelatine over low heat until gelatine is dissolved, cool slightly.

Pour over the cheesecake & refrigerate to set.

Remove from the pan & decorate with lemon slices & grapes.