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Crab and Wild Mushroom Cheesecake

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 16 to 20 as an appetizer

Ingredients

For crust

1

3/4 cups fresh breadcrumbs from French bread

1

cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 3 ounces)

6

tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, melted

For filling

1

tablespoon olive oil

1

cup chopped onion

1

cup chopped red bell pepper

4

cups coarsely chopped assorted fresh wild mushrooms (such as crimini, oyster and stemmed shiitake)

3

8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature

1

4-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature

2

teaspoons salt

1

teaspoon ground black pepper

4

large eggs

1

/2 cup whipping cream

10

ounces crabmeat (about 2 cups), drained well, picked over

1

cup (about 4 ounces) grated smoked Gouda cheese

1

/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

1

French bread baguette, sliced, toasted

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Preparation

  1. Make crust:

    Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix all ingredients in medium bowl until well blended. Press mixture onto bottom (not sides) of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Bake crust until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool crust while preparing filling. Maintain oven temperature.

  2. Make filling:

    Step 2

    Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and bell pepper and sauté 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and sauté until liquid evaporates and mushrooms begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Cool.

    Step 3

    Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, salt and pepper in large bowl until mixture is fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then whipping cream. Mix in vegetable mixture, crabmeat, smoked Gouda and chopped parsley.

  3. Step 4

    Pour filling over crust. Place cheesecake on baking sheet. Bake until cake puffs and browns on top but center moves slightly when pan is shaken, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Transfer pan to rack and cool. (Cheesecake can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

  4. Step 5

    Run small sharp knife around pan sides to loosen cheesecake. Release pan sides. Transfer cheesecake to platter. Serve cold or at room temperature with baguette slices.