Italian Cheesecake with Strawberries

Name: Italian Cheesecake with Strawberries
Ingredients: Crust; 1/2 cup crushed amaretti cookies; 1/2 cup crushed graham cracker cookies; 3 1/2 Tbsp unsalted butter melted; 1 Tbsp sugar; Cheesecake; 2 lbs whole milk ricotta cheese, drained to remove excess liquid; 1 lb mascarpone cheese; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 6 large eggs; 1 large egg yolk; 1/4 cup heavy cream; 1 1/2 Tbsp orange zest; 2 tsps. pure vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp aroma millefiori concentrate (flower essence) ~ can be found in Italian specialty stores; Strawberries; 1 quart of strawberries; 1 Tbsp sugar; Strawberry sauce ~ optional; 2-3 of the sliced strawberries and 2 tsps of the strawberry liquid from the macerated strawberries; 1 tsp cornstarch; 3 Tbsp water; 2 Tbsp strawberry jam or preserves

Italian Cheesecake with Strawberries was pinched from <a href="http://rosiescountrybaking.blogspot.com/2013/04/italian-cheesecake-with-strawberries.html" target="_blank">rosiescountrybaking.blogspot.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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Crust

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1/2 cup crushed amaretti cookies

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1/2 cup crushed graham cracker cookies

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3 1/2 Tbsp unsalted butter melted

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1 Tbsp sugar

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Cheesecake

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2 lbs whole milk ricotta cheese, drained to remove excess liquid

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1 lb mascarpone cheese

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1 1/2 cups sugar

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6 large eggs

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1 large egg yolk

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1/4 cup heavy cream

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1 1/2 Tbsp orange zest

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2 tsps. pure vanilla extract

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1/2 tsp aroma millefiori concentrate (flower essence) ~ can be found in Italian specialty stores

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Strawberries

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1 quart of strawberries

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1 Tbsp sugar

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Strawberry sauce ~ optional

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2-3 of the sliced strawberries and 2 tsps of the strawberry liquid from the macerated strawberries

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1 tsp cornstarch

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3 Tbsp water

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2 Tbsp strawberry jam or preserves

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