How to make the original Cheesecake recipe
This week I have prepared a fantastic cheesecake recipe with one of my favourite Spanish artisan cheeses, "Afuega´l pitu".
I Have been searching online, found the oldest cheesecake recipe known, and followed the steps and ingredients as described. And not only that, but I have also been faithful to the old cooking way, and I have baked it on charcoal embers with a surprising and tasty result.
Still, after making this cake, I wanted to personalize this Roman recipe and control the temperatures a little more with my oven at home. So I made a second cheesecake adding some ingredients to make the cake softer and with a unique texture.
I have to tell you that both cakes turned out delicious. But before I show you how I have made this cake, I would like to tell you a little bit about its history, so you will have the whole experience of this ancient dessert.
Cheesecake Origin
The first cheesecake we know comes from Ancient Greece, and more specifically, from the island of Samos, off the coast of modern-day Turkey. This tasty and energetic cake, named"Plakous", was a popular food to feed the athletes who participated in the Olympic Games in 776 B.C.
It was made by working the cheese until it was smooth and creamy, mixing it in a brass pan with honey and wheat flour, heating it until it became a homogenous mass, and finally allowing it to cool and serving it. It looked more like a loaf than a cake.
Years later, when the Romans conquered all the Greek territories, they modified the ancient Greek recipe by including eggs and baking the cake between hot bricks.
