The Golden Girls Cookbook
do you remember? Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sofia ? Of those four women who shared a house in Miami during the 80s and who solved all their problems in the kitchen? Well, 35 years after its premiere…. ¡ your recipe book is published! The Golden Girls Cookbook.
Among the star dishes, the cheesecake (Keep reading because at the end we explain how to prepare it). And it is that according to they say, throughout their 7 seasons they ate more than 100 cheesecakes : an essential when it comes to resolving any type of conflict. And that, according to the producers of the series Barry Fanaro and Mort Nathan, to Bea Arthur (who played Dorothy), she didn't like this dessert at all.
Now, The Golden Girls Cookbook , edited by Disney Publishing Worldwide , pick up the recipe up to 3 varieties of cheesecake from the series , plus some St Olaf staples that Rose was always talking about, Sophia classics like lasagna, zabaglione or a rum cake , and also Dorothy and Blanche's favorite dishes.
The person in charge of preparing all this recipe book has been Chris Styler, a chef and television producer who is an unconditional fan of the series. "I've lost count of the times I've seen it - he explains to Traveler.es - At home we keep the DVD player only because we have all 7 seasons in this format . We have seen it many times from beginning to end. I've seen the episode where Rose meets Dr. Jonathan Neuman more than 30 times. And sometimes I randomly pick a DVD and put in a random chapter. They're all great so there's no risk of going wrong”.
between the pages of The Golden Girls Cookbook we found the Sophia's Fra Diavolo mussels , the Bourbon Glazed Carrots from the Blanche chapter , a lemon herb chicken that can be cooked in up to 4 different ways in Dorothy's section, and in Rose's case another chicken, but this one in the form of a delicious cake . Speaking of chicken, do you remember the chapter where they got engaged to prepare 300 for the catering of a wedding?
The Golden Girls recipe book is published
Styler also has his preferences when it comes to choosing the dishes that appear in the series, although he admits that it is difficult. “ I really like a snack called Knish , also the Sofia's Baked Lasagna , and some simpler ones from Rose”. He includes them all. But it has not been an easy task. "In fact, the only person we know who actually cooks is Sophia , so the chapter dedicated to her was easier. In the case of Rose, the protagonist refers to some dishes that we would never really want to cook. She speaks, for example, of a cake stuffed with herring that doesn't sound too good, and that I decided to adapt to turn it into something delicious, with layers of potatoes, onion, herring and puff pastry . I had to make up to 5 or 6 attempts, but I managed it”. In the case of Blanche and Dorothy they never got to cook in the series, and here Styler had to think about the dishes they would have cooked, based on his comments and references. In the end, he gets a volume of more than 90 recipes that includes all kinds of appetizers, mains and desserts , phrases and images from the series and photos by Andrew Scrivani for the recipes.
THE CHEESE CAKE OF 'THE GOLDEN GIRLS'
But back to the cheesecake . Because in The Golden Girls Cookbook we found up to 3 different recipes. “My favorite – Chris Styler tells us – is the one with the New York style mini cheesecake . They are simple and creamy, with a citrus note thanks to the orange and lemon peel. The chocolate and cheese cake is also amazing . In fact, it is the favorite of most of my friends and family. And for a different experience, you can try the cherry cheesecake ice cream – which are as good as their name!”
For the moment, to make a mouthful, we leave you with the one that devastates family and friends.
Blanche's Fried Chicken
Chocolate Cheesecake recipe (recipe provided by Chris Styler and Disney Publishing Worldwide)
For the cookie base
255 grams of chocolate cookies
1/3 cup sugar
70 grams of melted butter, at room temperature
¼ teaspoon salt
1.First eat some cookies . You already know you will anyway. Later crush the cookies with the sugar in a blender until very fine . Stand up a couple of times to scrape down the bottom and sides of the glass. Add the butter and continue beating until the mixture is very moist and begins to stick to the sides of the bowl. Separate two tablespoons of the mixture and put the rest in a 25-centimeter nonstick springform pan. Grab a glass and cover the base with plastic wrap to help you spread the dough across the bottom of the pan and to all sides. Make sure it rises up to 2.5 centimeters on the sides. Place the mold on a baking sheet and put it in the fridge.
two. While the base cools, heat the oven to 180 degrees with a rack in the center position.
For the cheesecake batter
340 grams of chocolate (60%) cut into small pieces
450 grams cream cheese, at room temperature
1 1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
¼ teaspoon salt
4 eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
3.put the chocolate in a heat resistant container . Take a saucepan over the heat with an inch of water and hold the container with the chocolate on top so that it receives the heat and melts until it is smooth and shiny. Do not let the water in the container come to a boil.
The Golden Girls recipe book is published
4. Beat the cheese, sugar, cornstarch and salt for about 3 minutes , until creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well each time. At the end, add the vanilla. Also put the melted chocolate and mix at low speed, also scraping the bottom and sides as many times as necessary.
5.Pour the dough on top of the biscuit base and move the mold so that it is distributed in an even layer. Sprinkle top with reserved cookies and decorate as desired.
6.Put the cheesecake on the baking tray and lower the temperature to 150 degrees. Bake 40 minutes. Rotate the pan slightly and continue to bake an additional 30-40 minutes until the cake is set on the edges and moves only slightly when pan is pulled forward or backward. Open the oven door, turn off and let the cake rest for about an hour.
7.remove cake from oven and transfer to wire rack to cool completely . Put it in the fridge for at least 3 hours. And take it out 45 minutes before serving. This tart can be stored in the fridge, well wrapped, for several days. Or cut into chunks and frozen up to 3 months.