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Basque Burnt Cheesecake

By Molly Baz

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Burnt Basque Cheesecake recipe from Molly Baz at Bon Apptit
Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Kate Buckens

This cheesecake is the alter ego to the classic New York–style cheesecake with a press-in cookie crust. Inspired by a Basque version, this is the cheesecake that wants to get burnt, cracked, and cooked at high heat. Which also means this is the cheesecake that’s impossible to mess up.

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