Written by The Urdaibai Bird Center has been cutely styled like an international airport terminal, with multilingual boards marked Arrivals and Departures, and a raised observation platform resembling an air traffic control tower. Through a roof-mounted telescope I watch various avian species landing or taking off from little floating archipelagos on the adjoining lagoon. I am not a […]
2/3 cup (130 grams) granulated sugar 1/3 cup (45 grams) cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 pound cream cheese (2 8-ounce/227-gram packages) [see Note at end] 3 large eggs 2 teaspoons (10 ml) vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract plus 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste 2 tablespoons (30 ml) lemon juice 1 cup (235 […]
Why It Works Baking at a high temperature gives Basque cheesecake its signature deeply burnished surface and bottom, without the need for a crust. Sprinkling the surface of the batter with sugar before baking helps achieve deep browning. Chilling the cheesecake batter before baking ensures that the center remains creamy and doesn’t overcook. This cake […]