Finally a Jamie Oliver recipe that I don't think I swore whilst I was making it.
To say that I like cheesecake is a bit of an understatement, I really, really like chessecake. Normally, the base contains Digestive biscuits but Jamie decided that hobnobs were a good option and he was correct in that respect. I was also suspicious of "light" cream cheese instead of the full fat version but it worked - I think it might have set slightly better with the full fat version but perhaps the taste wouldn't have been quite as amazing.
I've tried to find the recipe online to share with you but have struggled, the best I can do is this link from the book and I'm not sure how well this link will work but I'll try anyway.
Mine looked like this 🙂
You can also lighten cream cheese by whipping and then folding in egg whites. Works well with mascarpone for a (slightly) lighter tiramisu.
That sounds like something I'd screw up 🤣
I'm not a fan of Tiramisu (I don't like coffee). I have the impression you're a chef - is that so?
Ah, ok, haven't tried it but could prob make a nice tirmisu with dark hot cocoa instead of the coffee.
Many years ago I got into the science of cooking, so I enjoy adapting techniques. Sometimes, if one understands the chemistry, then can easily replace ingredients and come up with similar effects.
eg the whole oil-water-acid emulsion technique ;-)
Ah, of course. That one 🤣
I like the sound of "science of cooking". I've grown to learn a lot about different combinations of spices, herbs and flavours without really understanding why some combinations work better than others. (I was disappointed with the cheese & bacon combination 😆.)
Was there any particular book you read or website you learned from? This sounds right up my street 🙂
You did ask...
you probably didn't expect a series from Harvard!
I have some texts and videos picked up from torrents, but would have to dig them out.
I've been experimenting with the range of breads messing with a pizza recipe. lol.
With enough protein can turn pancakes into rubber. haha. honestly, they end up like the texture of Asian rice pancakes. Stuff like that. I think was some BBC series that caught my interest many many years ago - werid stuff like baked Alaskas in reverse, so a hot centre with unmelted icecream on the outside.
Enjoy.
Ha ha, thanks. I'll save that video for later when I have some time to spare 🙂
And no, I certainly didn't expect it to be Harvard!!
I did check for you but suspect the series I recall is way too old to be digitized, but there is a newer series that might be of interest - haven't watched it - just search for "BBC science of cooking".
Maybe I'll do a quick post - some of my spice/herb experiemnts - some tasted great, others were very strange failures! Tasted good in my mind - only!
BBC Bitesize I see. About my level of intelligence. Hopefully.
I'll keep an eye out for your post
I'm 13 minutes through. I hope it livens up a bit 😆
haha - there's a whole channel of stuff isn't there.
How to make cooking really dry and tasteless ;-)
Do you have the book, Science of Cooking? flipping pages is faster than fast forwarding.