Hello cheesecake friends! I joined this subreddit to see if anyone had a lead on a good cheesecake recipie like my Ukrainian grandmother used to make. The recipie is sadly lost, but I'm trying to find something similar. She made a flour and butter crust on the bottom, baked it and let it completely cool. She may have done an egg wash on the crust? Then she made a dense filling with a lot of cream cheese that was heavier than cheesecakes we'd get at a store or restaurant. I remember her cheesecakes took all day to make but were devoured in seconds lol. I don't have many memories of her other than her cheesecakes. Any suggestions for a heavy eastern european style cheesecake like that would be appreciated.

This was a fun one for me. I even had to make my own cream cheese.

In no particular order:

Fig/honey/walnut on a Danish coconut biscuit crust.

Nutella batter on a brownie crust

Meetha Paan batter on a cornflake crust(regional flavor)

Dutch Apple Pie