Baked Cheesecake
New York-style Baked Cheesecake

Ingredients
Pack of Ginger Nuts or Digestive Biscuits (200 to 225g)
75g Butter
1 tsp ground Cinnamon
650g Mascarpone Cheese
125g Caster Sugar
1 tbsp Cornflour
¼ tsp Vanilla extract
4 large Eggs, separated
150ml soured Cream or Fromage Frais
Method
Butter a 23cm round spring-form baking tin and line base with greaseproof paper
Crumb biscuits in a food processor
Heat butter and cinnamon gently until butter melts
Pour into crushed biscuits and mix thoroughly
Press mixture into and even layer at base of baking tin (don't compress too much)
Beat cheese until smooth
Add sugar and beat until smooth
Beat in cornflour, vanilla, egg yolks and soured cream
Whisk egg whites separately until stiff
Fold egg whites into cheese mixture
Spoon into tin
Cook at 150°C for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown and just firm to a light touch in the centre
Turn off heat and leave in oven until cold (1 to 2 hours)
Chill in fridge for at least 4 hours