ISO: ISO Pie crust from scratch for cheesecake as I dont have gingersanps/graham crackers. tks

[carroll-astana]

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[pat-nocal]

Hi Carroll. Click on the link for a flaky pie crust I've had good results with. Good luck

with your cheesecake.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/102546

 

[cheezz]

pie crust for a cheesecake? do you mean like a bottom layer of nuts or crumbs?

 

[CathyZ]

Here is my favorite cheesecake crust recipe- it makes a shortbread-type crust

Carroll, I would not use a standard pie crust for your cheesecake- here is an easy but very tasty shortbread-type crust that will work well for you:

Crust: 2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup softened butter
2 egg yolks
Mix together the above and press 1/2 of the mixture onto the bottom of a greased springform pan (without the ring on it) and bake just the bottom for 8-10 minutes at 400 degrees. Cool. Assemble springform pan around baked bottom crust and press the rest of the crust mixture on the sides, going up about 2-1/2". Make sure it blends onto the bottom over the "break". Pour in the cheesecake batter and bake according to whatever recipe you are using.

 

[pat-nocal]

Thanks Cathy, I was looking all over for that type of recipe.

 

[pat-nocal]

Carroll, I'd go with Cathy's crust instead of a pie crust base.