Bramley Apple Cheesecake With Stewed Blackberries

According to the bramley apple website “the uk is the only country that grows apples specially designed for cooking”. certainly, bramley apples are the best known variety here and are very good ‘cookers’, with a clean tangy taste. despite these accolades, i’m sure that any good quality cooking or baking apple will work wonders in this delicious cheesecake. the recipe comes courtesy of sainsburys supermarket and was recently published in its loyalty card magazine “fresh ideas”. i made the recipe as soon as i could and will definitely make it again. i hope that you will make this cheesecake and enjoy it as much as we have. cooking time does not include chilling time.

Steps

Oil an 8 inch , 20cm round springform pan and line the base with buttered baking parchment.

Peel , core and slice the apples.

Place them in a medium saucepan with 1 tablespoon of caster sugar and 2 tablespoons of water and set over a low-medium heat.

Cover the pan and cook slowly , stirring from time to time until the apples have cooked down to a thick puree.

Set aside to cool.

Preheat oven to 325f , 170c , gas mark 3.

Finely crush the biscuits in a food processor and.

Clean the food processor bowl and blade then place the cream cheese , 75g caster sugar , eggs , half the sour cream , vanilla and cornflour in the bowl and whiz together until smooth.

Add the cooled apple puree and process for another 30 seconds.

Pour the mixture carefully over the biscuit base and place the tin on a baking sheet.

Cook on the middle shelf of the oven for 40 45 minutes until just set.

Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

While the cheesecake is cooling , make the topping by mixi.

Ingredients

tart baking apples, caster sugar, digestive biscuits, unsalted butter, cream cheese, eggs, sour cream, vanilla extract, cornflour, blackberries