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Habanero Lime Cheesecake That Can Kill White People |
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Written by J. Donavan Stanley
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Sunday, 18 May 2008 |
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I've not made this yet but with a name like that it's only a matter of time. Crust Ingredients: - 1 1/2 cups of graham crackers ground into crumbs
- Pinch o salt
- 1/3 cup melted butter
Filling Ingreidents:- 3 habanero pepper
- 2 tablespoons sugar + 1 cup of sugar
- 24 ounces cream cheese
- Pinch o salt
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 lime, zested
- 1 very juicy lime or 2 less juicy limes, juice 'em
Instructions: - Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Make crust:
- Mix the crumbs and salt together in a small bowl, then add butter and stir to mix.
- Set aside 1/4 cup crumbs for topping.
- Press the rest into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan.
- Make Filling:
- Roast the habaneros over burner and set them to steam under a towel or wrap them in plastic wrap.
- When they are cool enough to handle. Peel and deseed habaneros, then pound with the 2 tablespoons of sugar until you get a coarse paste.
- Cream the cream cheese, then add remaining sugar and salt.
- Beat in the eggs 1 at a time.
- Add the cream and blend.
- Beat in the lime zest and lime juice.
- Add the habanero paste and beat until well mixed.
- Pour into the crust, then gently tap the pan to level the filling.
- Sprinkle the reserved crumbs on top.
- Bake for approximately 1 hour or until the cheesecake pulls away from the edge of the pan.
- Remove from the oven and allow to set for 20 minutes.
- Wrap and keep in the refrigerator overnight.
Yield: 16 servings, depending on how hot you can handle it.
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