Savor Recipe: Basque Burnt Cheesecake

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1. Preheat oven to 400°. Butter a 10″ springform pan. Line with 3 overlapping sheets of parchment paper, making sure the paper comes at least 2″ above top of pan on all sides.

You’ll need to fold and pleat the paper. Place pan on rimmed baking sheet.2. Beat cream cheese and sugar in a stand mixer using paddle attachment on medium-low speed, scraping down sides of bowl until very smooth, about 3 minutes.3.

Increase speed to medium and add eggs one at a time, beating each egg 20 seconds before adding the next.4. Scrape down sides of bowl, then reduce mixer speed to medium-low.

Add cream, salt, and vanilla. Beat until combined, about 1 minute.5. Turn off the mixer and sprinkle flour evenly over cream cheese mixture.