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cheese cake recipe please!
BUSHRA
12/24/01 at 16:49:26
[slm] Can someone please post a recipe for a baked cheesecake ,I think it requires eggs in it aswell.Also it would be great if its actually been tried and tested first, I read one in a magazine but sadly I've lost it. BUSHRA.

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Jenna
12/24/01 at 18:32:31
[wlm] I have tried this recipe many times! it comes out wonderful!! Ingredients: 2 blocks of 8oz cream cheese (softened) 1 capful (1 tsp) Imitation Vanilla (imitation has no alcohol) 1/2 or 3/4 cup of sugar (depending on how sweet you want it) 1/2 tsp of Lemon Juice (Optional) 2 eggs (opps! thanx M.F.);) 2 prebaked Ghram Cracker crust ~~~ Place all ingredients (minus the crust lol) in the blender, blend until mixed. Pour mixture into both crust evenly. Bake at 350* for 30 min or until brown on the top and a toothpick comes out clean.... Note: while baking it will rise a lot, but don't worry it goes right back down a bit after it cools. let it cool a bit and then place in the fridge until it gets cold... enjoy! Jenna

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M.F.
12/24/01 at 18:00:07
Assalamu alaikum, Jenna, you must have forgotten the eggs :)  I'm sure there's eggs, like 4 at least. also, try a little grated lemon peel in it.  It gives it a wonderful flavor. I usually make it with soft cottage cheese (not those curds, it comes in a block or cake) or ricotta cheese cause there's a lot more protein and calcium and a lot less fat than in cream cheese.   If you want to make the graham cracker crust, pound up about 2 cups of graham crackers or put them in the food processor till they're just crumbs, and add just enough melted butter to make it keep its shape when you pat it into the pan (about 1/4 of a cup) and chill it for a while before you pour the filling into it.

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Kathy
12/24/01 at 19:58:50
As salaamu alaykum! Here it is my secret recipie! This is incredible. If you want my white cheesecake recipie,let me know. Ps- you are one of the choosen few.... uh... imitation vanilla does have alcohol in it- re read your label- if it doesn't- tell us the brand name and where we can get some- I am on my last bottle and the store has gone out of business! Prepare oven- Preheat to 300 degrees F. Make a steam bath by putting a bowl of hot water on the bottom shelf.- If oven is small, same shelf that cake will be baked on. Crust 1 1/2 cups of finely crushed grahm cracker crumbs 1/2 cup confectionary sugar 1/3 cup cocoa 1/3 cup melted butter Filling- 12ounces chocolate chips- melted 24 ounces softened cream cheese 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk 4 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla Crust -In a small bowl mix crumbs, sugar and cocoa together, untill well mixed. - Add butter and mix well. Pat crust mixture into a greased 9 inch springform cheesecake pan. Spread up about 1/2 inch up the sides of the pan. - Place in fridge for at least 10 minutes. Filling Meanwhile: -Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add milk, beat again. -Add eggs, one at a time, beat after each one is added. -Add chocolate, mix well. - Add vanilla- mix well. Pour filling into pan with the crust. Place on a cookie sheet. Bake in an oven 300 degrees F for 65 minutes. After this amount of time, turn off oven and open door. Leave cake in oven, for 1 hour. Then chill in fridge overnight. Serve with whipped cream and strawberries. Enjoy!

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Marcie
12/24/01 at 20:09:53
As salamu alaykum Kathy, I believe that McCormick imitation vanilla has alcohol, but other imitation vanillas don't.  I have Great Value imitation vanilla from Wal Mart. As salamu alaykum Marcie

Re: cheese cake recipe please!
bhaloo
12/24/01 at 20:36:43
slm Have you guys noticed some cheesecakes have sour cream on the top layer? ???

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Jenna
12/24/01 at 20:38:03
[wlm]  I have the albertsons brand, and it doesn't have any alcohol Jenna

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BUSHRA
12/25/01 at 05:41:37
[slm] Jazakullah everyone for ur replies .now what do Iuse if Ican't find graham crackers? Will digestive biscuits or rich tea biscuits do. Also M.F if I use ricotta cheese in Jenna 's recipe would it be the same amount as the cream cheese? Thanx again to everyone.I'll let you know after i've tried both recipes.(yum,yum) BUSHRA.

Re: cheese cake recipe please!
M.F.
12/25/01 at 12:38:14
Assalamu alaikum, I think you'd need about 2 cups of ricotta and 3 to 4 eggs.  Just be sure and whip the ricotta in a blender so that it gets really smooth.  If you put a little concentrated milk (like 1/3 of a cup) in it'll be creamier. The ricotta version is definitely not as creamy as the cream cheese one, but I don't mind the difference because it tastes good and it's healthy. Oh yeah, you can also use yogurt cheese (a new discovery of mine).  You just let yogurt drain in a thin cloth in a strainer overnight, and it becomes spreadable cheese!  It's amazing :)  the volume decreases by half so use twice the amount of yogurt as the cheese you need. I read that you can substitute yogurt cheese when the recipe calls for cream cheese!!!! if you can't find graham crackers (I can't where I am) ...do you know what they call "sablés" in french, or any kind of cookies with no cream inside and that aren't too sweet; digestives would work just fine. They don't have to be rich tea biscuits.

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Kathy
12/25/01 at 14:08:31
I think the Imitation Vanilla you are talking about contains ethyl glycol. Double check the ingredients and list them for me!

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Jenna
12/25/01 at 16:26:21
Stater Brothers Imitation Vanilla Water Propylene Glycol, Carmel Color, 0.1% Soidum Benzoate (added as a presevative) Phosphoric Aci, and Ethyl Vanillin ~~~~ Jenna :-)

Re: cheese cake recipe please!
Kathy
12/25/01 at 18:18:29
[quote]Propylene Glycol,Ethyl Vanillin[/quote] I think these are forms of alcohol. From Muslim Consumer Group: VANILLA AND VANILLIN Vanilla is the most world prized flavor. It is obtained from the beans of a tropical vine of genus vanilla. The beans at harvest do not have the characteristic vanilla fragrance but requires curing processes to obtain the vanilla fragrance. All curing methods involve four basic phases: Wilting or killing of the beans that stops the natural respiratory metabolism and vegetative life of the pod. Sweating the wilted beans which involves a fairly rapid dehydration and slow fermentation. The characteristic flavor compounds develops here during which sugars, phenols, vanillin compound are developed by enzymatic and non-enzymatic reaction. Drying of sweated beans at very slowly at a lower temperature to 20-25% moisture. Conditioning of the dried beans in closed boxes for a few months where they finish the development of their characteristic fragrance. Vanilla Standards: Vanilla extract is the only flavoring material with a US FDA standard of identity. It is included in the code of Federal Regulation (21CFR-169). Vanilla Extraction and Ice Cream Standard: Vanilla standards was developed and promulgated concurrent and in close relation with Ice Cream Standard(21-CFR-135.110).The labeling of Ice Cream is dependent on the type of flavoring used. Category I (21CFR-135):Vanilla Ice Cream contains only pure vanilla components and no artificial flavors. Category II (21CFR-135): Vanilla ice cream can be flavored with up toone ounce of synthetic vanillin per unit of vanilla extract. This is a natural and artificial product and labeled vanilla flavored Ice cream. Category III (21CFR-135):Ice cream contains predominantly or exclusively an artificial vanilla flavoring that includes primary synthetic vanillin. This product must be labeled Artificially flavored or Artificial vanilla. VANILLA PRODUCTS: a. Vanilla Beans: Vanilla beans are identified as the properly cured and dried fruit-pods of Vanilla planifolia in vanilla standard 21-CFR-169.3. Vanilla Extracts and Vanilla Powders: The reminder of the standard is involved with describing in general terms how the extract is made and what other ingredients can be used. It also defines other products related to pure vanilla extract (what constitutes them and how they can be labeled). b. Vanilla extract (extracted with alcohol). c. Vanilla flavoring (extracted with alcohol) d. Concentrated vanilla flavoring (extracted with alcohol) e. Vanilla powder (no alcohol is used) f. Vanilla-Vanillin extract (extracted with alcohol) g. Vanilla-Vanillin flavoring (extracted with alcohol) h. Vanilla-Vanillin powder (Vanillin may be obtained with or without alcohol) The more significant statement in the standard, which should be noted, require that the finished extract have no less than 35% ethyl alcohol and contains no less than one unit of vanilla bean per gallon. There is no animal derived ingredients are used in the above products. VANILLA WITHOUT ALCOHOL: a. New Methods of Extractions: Modern methods of extraction are used such as supercritical carbon dioxide extraction and reverse osmosis for concentration. These methods produce useful products for industrial flavoring but they either fail to fit the regulatory requirements (alcohol extraction) for standard products, but they are expensive. These specialized products differ in solubility, flavor profile, and appearance but add to the list of natural vanilla flavoring available to food and beverages manufacturers. b. Vanilla beans: Pure Vanilla beans (21CFR-169.3) are available for both food manufacturers for processed foods and common consumers for home bake products (McCormik brand of pure vanilla beans are available in supermarkets). c. Vanilla Flavor: A vanilla flavor may be in fact being non-alcoholic but it has to be outside of standard of identity. d. Vanilla Powder: This is a standard vanilla product (21CFR-169.179). Vanilla powder is a mixture of ground vanilla beans or vanilla oleoresin or both with one or more of the following optional blending ingredients (a) Sugars, (b) dextrose, (c) Lactose, (d) Food Starch, (e) dried corn syrup, (f) Gum acacia. Vanilla sugar is different from vanilla powder with sugar. Vanilla Sugar is made with sugar and vanilla extract and considered as Haram ingredient because of alcohol. e. Vanilla-Vanillin Powder: This is the same, as vanilla powder but contains not more than one ounce of added vanillin. This is also a standard product (21CFR-169.182). But this product is Halal only if added vanillin is obtained from vanilla bean without alcohol. VANILLIN: Vanillin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde) a pleasant smelling aromatic compound occurs naturally in vanilla bean and also obtained from as by-product of pulp and paper industry by the oxidative break down of lignin. It may also be prepared by synthesis. LIGNIN VANILLIN VANILLA BEAN VANILLIN (vanilla bean flavor component) C8H8O3 C8H8O3 Molecular weight: 152.16 Molecular weight: 152.16 HALAL STATUS OF VANILLIN: Artificial or synthetic vanillin may or may not be made with alcohol and it is also may or may not be kosher certified. Vanillin from vanilla beans is usually extracted with ethyl alcohol and very expensive. Artificial or synthetic vanillin has to be verified that it is made with all Halal ingredients and Halal process without alcohol. Lignin which used to make the artificial vanillin is plant products which is Halal by nature but it is the other ingredients used in making lignin vanillin has to be Halal and with out alcohol. Kosher certified artificial vanillin is considered Halal if no alcohol is used during the processing and also in finished products. HOW TO IDENTIFY HALAL VANILLA AND ARTIFICIAL VANILLIN IN A FOOD PRODUCT: There are three steps, a Muslim can used to identify the Halal Vanilla and artificial vanillin in a food product. Step Number 1: Read the ingredients list on the food package. If you find a vanilla extract under the ingredients statement, this means the vanilla is extracted with alcohol and alcohol containing vanilla extract is added to the products. Vanilla Extract is a Haram ingredient. Stop here, do not use the product. Step Number 2: If the ingredient statement does not indicate the presence of vanilla extract but indicate the presence of vanilla flavor or Natural flavor or Natural and Artificial Flavor, look for kosher symbol, if you find kosher symbol, this indicates that no animal derived ingredients are used in vanilla flavor or Natural & Artificial flavor. This does not mean the product is Halal. Use of alcohol in vanilla flavor or Natural and Artificial flavor has to be investigated. Step Number 3: Contact the food manufacturer to find out whether alcohol is used as the carrier or solvent in the vanilla flavor or Natural and Artificial flavor. If not, then consume the product. If alcohol is used as a solvent, then do not consume the product. ICE CREAM PRODUCTS WITHOUT VANILLA OR FLAVORS: Some Ice Cream manufacturer used rework ice cream products with flavors containing alcohol in an Ice Cream product, which do not have any flavor, or vanilla at all as indicated by the ingredient list. Good Humor Company is using this practice for their Breyer brand of Ice Cream. It is possible others do not use this practice. ISLAMIC SCHOLARS' VIEW ON THIS TOPIC: Some Islamic Scholars considered a food product Not Halal if it is made with flavor containing alcohol as a solvent. But the others considered it Halal because they said the small or large quantity of the product does not intoxicate a person. Please consult your Sheik or Imam on this topic.

Re: cheese cake recipe please!
kiwi25
12/25/01 at 20:34:26
salam, I LOOOOOOOOVE CHEESECAKE!!! ask any of my albaynian girls, thanks for the recipes guys, im going to make it write now !!! wasalam nouha:)

Re: cheese cake recipe please!
Jenna
12/25/01 at 21:12:27
[wlm]  Here is a good idea that will leave no doubt for anyone. InshaAllah I will call the company that makes the Vanilla Flav. and ask them if they use Alcohol in their Vanilla. Whatever the findings I will ask them to send it to me in writing. Thats what I always do. They can nevere lie in writing, because it could be used against them. (also I never say that I am Muslim and that I need to do know for religious purposes. ;) I just ask LOL)  I will let you know my findings InshaAllah! :) Your Sis in Islaam Jenna
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