Blueberry manchego Cheesecake Las Terceras P.D.O.

Ingredients (8 people)

Cake base:

• 85g whole wheat cookies
• 25g walnuts
• 40g butter / a little to grease the mould
• 25g dark chocolate

Filling:

• 250g milk curd
• 200g Soft cheese El Becerril
• 150g cooking cream
• 1 Grated lemon peel
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 350g fresh blueberries
• 2 eggs
• 100g icing sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour

Utensils

• 23 cm removable round mold

Preparation of the base:

Grease the mould with butter. Crush the cookies and nuts so that they are as fine as possible . Melt the chocolate and butter and add to the mixture. Cover the bottom of the mould with the mixture and put in the fridge to cool.

Prepare the filling:

Preheat oven to 180 º C. Make the filling by mixing cheese, cream and curd. Add the grated lemon peel and lemon juice, eggs and sugar. Beat until it becomes a homogeneous mixture.

Mix the blueberries with the flour and mixture. Pour over the mould and bake during 35 minutes until it becomes solid.

Turn off the oven, leave the door ajar and let the cheesecake cool inside. Leave in the fridge for a few hours, preferably overnight.