Basque Burnt Cheesecake (Tarta de Queso) from San Sebastian

Basque Burnt Cheesecake (Tarta de Queso) is only one of many gastronomic treasures that San Sebastian, the kingdom of Basque cuisine, has to offer.

Base recipe
1000 g cream cheese
200 g sugar
6 large eggs
50 g flour
200 g heavy cream (38%)
1 teaspoon salt
10 inch springform
baking paper

Basque Burnt Lemon Cheesecake
700 g 9% cheese
250 g mascarpone
200 g sugar
6 large eggs
50 g flour
250 g heavy cream (38%)
1 teaspoon salt
zest and juice of 2 lemons
10 inch springform
baking paper

Notes:
Use hand (immersion) blender to get homogenous batter.
Bake in the preheated to 200-250 Celsius oven till the top darkens completely (about 50 min). Don’t leave the cake at the darkening stage, watch it out continuously.
Let it cool at room temperature and then at least 5 hours in the fridge.
Remove pergament paper only after cooling in the fridge.

San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain

References:
Spain’s Burnt Cheesecake Breaks All the Rules
This Basque Cheesecake from Chef Tavel Bristol-Joseph Is Impossible to Mess Up