On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:38:41 -0600, "Pete C." >
wrote:


>Pies have crusts, cakes do not. Cheesecake is baked in a spring form pan
>with *no* crust.


Sweetheart, I have been eating cheesecakes for over 50 years and
baking them for over 45. They almost invariably have a crust, even
when baked in their spring form. It is quite unusual to find one
without a crust, actually...it might not have one for Passover, but
otherwise, the best of them have a crust.

I prefer a good cookie-type crust - not one made from crumbs, but
using a cookie dough base.

Sorry you have been out of the cheesecake loop.

All these guys aren't wrong.....

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/...Display?RID=88
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/a...ipe/index.html
http://www.joyofbaking.com/Cheesecake.html
http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/20...e.html#c155124

Boron