Let's Talk BBQ
Recipes => Recipes => Desserts => Topic started by: ACW3 on May 01, 2013, 08:19:50 PM
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This post is dedicated to my friend Deb. She first made her famous bourbon (Maker’s Mark) pecan cheesecake using her Traeger pellet grill several years ago. I was one of the fortunate ones to be able to actually eat a piece at the NEPAS Smoke Out before Rick moved south. To say it was outstanding would still be an understatement.
My original intent was to cook the whole cheesecake on my MAK. I only got as far as smoking the pecans using my A-MAZE-N tube smoker with some cherry flavored pellets. Believe it or not, I couldn’t find my pecan flavored pellets. Here they are on some parchment paper.
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At this point I had not fired up my MAK. After pulling the smoked pecans, I plugged my MAK into the outlet and turned it on to 350. A short while later, the smoke was really rolling out of any and all available outlets. The temp said it was at 350. I shouldn’t be seeing any smoke at this point, unless, of course, I had forgotten to “clean” the grill after my last big cook. That is exactly what happened! Time to shift gears and go to plan “B”. Back into the kitchen and turn on the stove. I was going to have to do this without my MAK. While the stove was getting settled in, I took a picture of the players for the cheesecake. Since I did not have any Maker’s Mark in the house, I used what was available, some Knob Creek.
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After taking the Oreo cookies and running them through my food processor and adding melted butter to them, I pressed the dough into the bottom of my springform pan.
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All the cream cheese, corn starch, sugar, vanilla, Knob Creek, eggs, and heavy cream were mixed together in my mixer.
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All happy and into the pan.
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Some smoked pecans onto the top and we are just about ready to get into the pool in the oven. Cheesecakes must be cooked in a pan of hot water. I had to wrap the pan in foil to keep it waterproof while cooking. The finished product!
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I still have to make the pecan caramel bourbon sauce to pour over each piece when it is served. I’ll do that just before we go to a Derby Day Party this weekend. The Knob Creek Cheesecake is going into the refrigerator until then. I’ll have to report back later on how it really tasted. It sure smells good right now.
I have another cheesecake that I want to make for the KOA Gathering. I will clean my grill and cook it on the MAK. If this one turns out well, I may even make one for the Fall Gathering.
Art
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Wow, I have to try this.
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Man does that look delicious. I freakin love cheesecake.
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I forgot to mention that Deb's post has the recipe in it. Her post can be found in the desserts section under Oreo Bourbon Pecan Cheesecake .
Art
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I forgot to mention that Deb's post has the recipe in it. Her post can be found in the desserts section under Oreo Bourbon Pecan Cheesecake .
Art
Thanks I was going to asked for it
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Looks great Art, I remember pictures of that post about three years ago of Deb's cheesecake on another forum :)
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As soon as I saw this I thought of Deb and had to take a second look at who was posting this!
Great job Art. Deb will be proud! Now cut me a slice of that will ya?
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Cliff,
You want extra bourbon sauce, too?
Art
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Cliff,
You want extra bourbon sauce, too?
Art
Well, maybe just a LOT!!! ;D
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ohhhhh. I want some. it looks good. 8)
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Beautiful Art..you can also toast them pecans on the stove in a pan without oil. You will smell when they are done..only takes a few minutes. Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥
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Very nice.
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:P :P :P :P :P
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Amazing!!
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Art, You were wanting the temp to be 350 in the MAK. What is the lowest temp this can be this could be done at? My MES goes to only 275. Did you want to smoke the cheesecake or were you just wanting to use the MAK for the cook? Dee
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Dee,
The recipe calls for 350. I wanted to use my MAK like an oven. My MAK holds a temperature better than my kitchen oven.
Art
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A question. When cooking with beer I have found that while the type of beer, stout or lager or wine, white or red, can make a difference in the final taste that the quality and price of the alcohol doesn't seem to make a difference. Does the Knob Creek or Maker's Mark make a difference? If so is because this is baking instead of BBQ?
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Ken, Thanks for the info on different types of beers tasting different. ;) Since I don't drink beer I wasn't aware of a big difference but I would have guessed it. ;) About the only liquor I have here is two varieties of Jack Daniels and have to scrape by with that. Dee
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Great job Art. Deb will be proud! Now cut me a slice of that will ya?
She is proud and she wants a slice with the bourbon caramel sauce ;D ;D Nice job Art!
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Deb,
Come on down! If I know you are coming, I'll bake a cheesecake for you. You were an inspiration to me. Next time I will clean my MAK ahead of time and cook it in there.
TP,
The alcohol "bakes off", leaving the flavor of whatever liquor you used. I have a hunch that I shoud have gotten the MAker's Mark. It is a smoother, sweeter flavor than Knob Creek. Over ice, they are both good.
Art
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Art, You were wanting the temp to be 350 in the MAK. What is the lowest temp this can be this could be done at? My MES goes to only 275. Did you want to smoke the cheesecake or were you just wanting to use the MAK for the cook? Dee
I have seen some recipes that are baked at a lower temp than 350 so I bet the 275 would be fine, it would just take a little longer.
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That looks great.
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