Amish Buttermilk Cheesecake Recipes

AMISH BUTTERMILK CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter, stir in brown sugar, flour and oats.
• Press into 9 or 10 inch spring form pan.
• Beat cream cheese, and brown sugar in a bowl until smooth.
• Beat in the buttermilk, flour and soda until smooth.
• Beat in two large eggs until mixed, add in vanilla, dont overbeat.
• Spoon into prepared crust lined pan.
• Sprinkle the top with the crushed macarrons.
• Bake in oven for 70 minutes or until set.
• This tends to be jiggly for a long time, so dont over cook, but keep centre semi jiggily. If desired turn heat off and let cool with door ajar.
• This also puffs up to the top of pan, top browns, and when cooled does fall in the centre area.
• Cool before cutting.
• Serve with raspberry sauce and fresh raspberries.

AMISH CHEESECAKE FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• 1. Make cake batter and divide into two 13 X 9 inch pans. Bake 350 for 20 minutes or until done. Cool.
• 2. Whip cream cheese and sugar. Whip cream and add to sugar mixture. Divide creamed mixture and spread evenly over the two cakes.
• 3. Cover each pan with one can of the pie filling. Chill 4 hours. You have to use real whipping cream for this recipe or it won't set up right.

BUTTERMILK CHEESECAKE 1972

Steps:

• Crust:.
• Melt butter and add all other ingredients to make a crumb mixture.
• Butter a 9 inch spring pan and pat in the crumbs forming a shell.
• Bake for ten minutes at 350 degrees.
• Remove from oven and set aside.
• Filling:.
• Cream the butter with the cream cheese and zest of lemon.
• Beat well until nice and smooth.
• Add the buttermilk and vanilla, again beat well and smooth.
• Add eggs one at a time, incorporating each on well, but do not overbeat.
• Again will specify do not over beat.
• Pour into the prebaked crust and set into oven.
• Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
• Bake then reducing heat to 300 and bake 25 more minutes.
• Reduce heat down again to 200 degrees and finish baking until just slightly jiggly in centre, this is about another 20 to 25 minutes.
• Can also place a small pot of water in the back corner of oven, or place in a water bath if desired.
• I usually dry bake all my cheesecakes, but this recipe allows for all types of baking.
• Remove and let cool to room temp on a rack for at least three hours.
• Then refrigerate and chill.