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Tarragon-Scented Goat Cheese Cheesecake

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Date Added:	May 7, 2008
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Serves:	15
Prep. Time:	0:00
Category:	Cakes / Pies / Pastries, Ethnic, Other, Copy Cat / Restaurant

Ingredients:

2     cups          matzo meal
3/4   cup           melted butter - (1 1/2 sticks)
1/4   cup           finely-chopped walnuts
21    ounces        fresh goat cheese
15    ounces        cream cheese
4                   eggs
1 1/3 cups          sour cream
1/2   teaspoon      salt
8     sprigs        fresh tarragon leaves
                    = (or substitute 2 sprigs fresh thyme leaves)
                    Freshly-ground black pepper

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In a bowl, blend the matzo meal, melted butter and walnuts together with a wooden spoon. Press the mixture into the bottom and slightly up the sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Chill while preparing the filling.
Heat oven to 325 degrees. In the bowl of a food processor or using an electric mixer, blend the goat and cream cheeses together. Mix in the eggs, followed by the sour cream, salt, tarragon and pepper, beating well.
Pour the mixture into the chilled crust and place the pan on a baking sheet. Bake until the center is set, 50 to 60 minutes. Turn off the oven and let the cake remain in the oven for 30 minutes.
If serving warm: Cool down to just warm, carefully remove the outer ring, slice with a knife dipped in ice water and serve, or cover with plastic wrap and chill till firm.
To avoid last-minute heartache if serving the quiche warm, do not attempt to remove the bottom circle of the pan from the quiche, unless it has been previously lined with a circle of parchment paper. The bottom can be more easily removed as the quiche chills.
This recipe yields 15 first-course servings or 10 main-course servings.
Each of 15 servings: 471 calories; 491 mg sodium; 151 mg cholesterol; 38 grams fat; 24 grams saturated fat; 18 grams carbohydrates; 15 grams protein; 0.72 gram fiber.
Comments: Delicious as a main course at a vegetarian Seder or, served chilled, for a quick lunch or dinner during Passover week. Suitable for Ashkenazim and Sephardim.

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Added On: May 7, 2008

* The Los Angeles Times, 04-04-2001