"AMH" > wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> In an effort to make a lighter cheese cake can I use stiffened egg
> whites to arrive at a lighter result?
>
> I plan to fold them into the batter at the end of the mixing.
>
> Any thoughts or tips would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Andy

That is the way you make French cheesecake. I would reserve a few
tablespoons of the sugar and slowly add it to the whites as you whipped
them. The sugar will help to stabilize the foam. I would also take about
20% of the whipped egg whites and stir that into the batter to lighten it
before folding the remainder into the batter. Lightening the batter first
will make folding the white into it easier and with less loss of volume.