FFwD: Tourteau de Chevre
May 6, 2011 in Uncategorized
Happy Friday! Who’s ready for the weekend? I know I am!
This week’s French Fridays with Dorie post is about the Tourteau de Chevre, which is basically a cheesecake made with goat cheese instead of cream cheese. I chose to make mine as bars because I can justify eating a bunch of squares of cheesecake better than I can justify eating a bunch of large slices of cheesecake. *shrugs* They worked perfectly as bars, didn’t have to adjust the recipe at all.
I have to tell you that on the day I made this, I wasn’t thrilled with it. It was extremely dry and tasted just like any other cheesecake. But by the next day… oh the next day… it was like a different dish completely. It wasn’t dry anymore. You could taste a slight tang from the goat cheese. It was delicious!
If you’re interested in trying the recipe, you can find it in Dorie’s Around My French Table and make sure you check out the rest of the French Fridays with Dorie bloggers to see what everyone else though!
ohhh i love goat cheese. this would be soooo good to make
Love your picture and the square shape !
Wow – for some reason I would have never thought to make it into bars! They look delicious!
Bars are a great idea! And I am sure there are less calories in a bar than there would be in a slice ;-)
I had let mine sit overnight before I cut into it & kept wondering why my crumb wasn’t as dry as I thought it would be. You just solved a mystery for me! If I make it again, I will remember to do that on purpose…. THANK YOU!
It is absolutely gorgeous! You’re right that it was better either right out of the oven or the next day! And I love the idea of this made into bars!
I like the color of your sauce! It makes your slice of cake look awesome.
Your squares are so cute! My cheesecake is deconstructed… In my fridge. Gotta bake it NOW lol
Wow that’s awesome that it was better the next day! I LOVE having food around that is better as leftovers. It totally justifies me eating more of it! lol
I think I’m copying your idea of making it into bars… with as much dignity and attribution as I can! The berry (?) sauce looks fantastic.
goat cheese in a dessert? love that idea! :) yum!
Goat cheese cheesecake… those are like three of my favorite words :) It looks great!
Love the idea of the bars…beautiful! I loved this recipe..will definitely make again!
Beautiful picture of your cheesecake made into bars with the drizzle on top;-)
Interesting what you mentioned about the flavor on the second day. I will think about that the next time I try this recipe;-)
Great picture; I love it served in square bars. I loved this recipe and I know I will make it again.
Oh that looks so pretty! I love the inclusion of the sauce on top…beautiful!
Great idea to make bars – looks really good! I didn’t make it yet & am planning on doing it today. What size pan did you use – and any changes in baking time/temp/etc ? TIA :)
I used an 8×8 – I didn’t make an adjustments and thought it was great. The crust was a little thick for bars but the crust is my favorite part so I didn’t mind. :) I baked it at the temp the book said but probably pulled it out a few minutes early.
Thanks for commenting! :)
Thank you, Amanda!
Love that you chose to make the tourteau de chevre as bars. Would have been much easier for all the people I passed mine around to. Gorgeous pictures too! Love your berry reduction!
I love that you did this as bars but intrigued that it changed so much for you with the passing of a day. I didn’t experience that.
so intriguing! gorgeous pic, too.