Recipes

crown melon

Crown melon rare cheesecake

  • eggs/milk
  • fruit
  • Confectionery

Ingredients (For one 12cm cake pan)

A (base cookie)
70g unsalted butter Process (1) 55g
Process (5) 15g
Granulated sugar 50g
egg yolk 1 individual
vanilla oil a little
Flour 110g
B (cheesecake)
Cream cheese 80g
Mascarpone 35g
Granulated sugar 35g
Fresh cream 100g
lemon juice 10g
gelatin 2g
C
crown melon Half
Granulated sugar 2/1 tablespoon
agar
(You can also use powdered gelatin if you don't have it.)
4/1 teaspoon
Wed 30g

Method

A: Stir 55g of butter (room temperature) and granulated sugar, and when it becomes whitish, add egg yolk and vanilla oil and mix.

A: Sift in the flour and mix until the dough comes together.

A: Roll it out with a rolling pin to a thickness of about 3mm to 5mm.

A: Bake in an oven at 160°C for about 15 to 20 minutes.

A: Finely crush ❹, mix with 15g of melted butter, spread in a cake mold, and chill in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes.

B: Mix mascarpone with cream cheese, add granulated sugar, fresh cream, and lemon juice in that order and mix well.

B: Add gelatin* and mix

*For gelatin, soak it in ice water beforehand, add a small amount of water, and melt it in the microwave.

B: Pour ❼ into A and chill in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.

C: Hollow out the melon with a spoon.

C: Roughly chop the remaining fruit.

C: Melt water, granulated sugar, and agar over heat, let cool slightly, then mix with ❿.

C: Put ❽ out of the mold on a plate, arrange C (add fresh cream if you like) beautifully, and it's done!

Key Points

Points ❻❼
Mix to avoid lumps and make a smooth finish.

 

You can also make it in a small container such as a pudding cup or cocotte.

*Recipe provided by: Yukiyo Iida, creator of Fujinokuni's food capital

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*The recipe is information published in the August 29 issue of the Prefectural Newsletter.

Recommended ingredients from Shizuoka Prefecture

crown melon

crown melon

Shizuoka Prefecture is Japan's number one producer of greenhouse melons. It is characterized by its rich aroma, sweetness, and beautiful mesh. The highest quality melons are cultivated with great care, only one melon per tree.