New York Style Cheesecake
Makes:
12 servings, one slice
Total Time:
2 hr 30 min
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Category:
Desserts
Sub Category: Cheesecakes
what you need
- Graham Cracker Crust
- 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 3 tsp. sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- New York Style Filling
- 32 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 Tbsp. flour
- 5 eggs
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1 tsp. lemon peel
- 1 tsp. orange peel
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup Breakstone’s Sour Cream
- 1 can pie filling (any flavor) optional
make it
In a small bowl stir together graham cracker crumbs, cinnamon, and sugar. Add melted butter. Press into bottom of a 10 inch springform pan. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl beat cream cheese, sugar, and flour until smooth. Add eggs one at a time. Beat well after each one. Add whipping cream, lemon and orange peel, vanilla, and sour cream. Beat well, scraping down bowl. Put springform pan onto a cookie sheet. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
Bake at 350°F for 15 MINUTES ONLY!!! Then reduce heat to 200°F. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes. DO NOT OPEN OVEN WHILE BAKING. Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven for 30 minutes. Cool cheesecake in pan. Refrigerate when cool.
Notes
Remove cheesecake from pan before serving. You may pour any flavor pie filling over cooled cheesecake.
