Family Circle's Favorite Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients
| Crust | ||
| Graham cracker crumbs | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Ground cinnamon | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| 1/4 cup sweet butter, melted | ||
| Cream cheese package | 3 (Filling) | |
| Sugar | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling) | |
| Eggs | 6 , separated (Filling) | |
| Dairy sour cream | 1 Can (10oz) (Filling) | |
| All purpose flour | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling) | |
| Vanilla | 2 Teaspoon (Filling) | |
| Grated rind of 1 lemon | ||
| Juice of 1/2 lemon | ||
Directions
1. Make crust: Generously grease a 9x3-inch springform pan with butter.Place pan in center of a 12-inch square of aluminum foil and press foil up around side of pan.
2. Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and melted butter in a small bowl until well blended. Press % cup of crumb mixture into bottom and side of pan. Chill prepared pan while making filling.
3. Make filling: Beat cream cheese in a large bowl until soft with electric mixer at low speed. Gradually beat in sugar until fluffy.
4. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, until well blended. Stir in sour cream, flour, vanilla, lemon rind and juice until smooth.
5. Beat egg whites until they hold stiff peaks in a large deep bowl with electric mixer at high speed. Fold whites into the cheese mixture with wire whip, until well blended. Pour into prepared pan.
6. Bake in moderate oven (350°) hour, 15 minutes, or until top is golden; turn off oven heat and allow cake to cool in oven 1 hour.
7. Remove cake from oven and cool on wire rack at room temperature. Sprinkle remaining crumbs on top.
8. Chill overnight before serving. Dust with 10X sugar.
2. Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and melted butter in a small bowl until well blended. Press % cup of crumb mixture into bottom and side of pan. Chill prepared pan while making filling.
3. Make filling: Beat cream cheese in a large bowl until soft with electric mixer at low speed. Gradually beat in sugar until fluffy.
4. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, until well blended. Stir in sour cream, flour, vanilla, lemon rind and juice until smooth.
5. Beat egg whites until they hold stiff peaks in a large deep bowl with electric mixer at high speed. Fold whites into the cheese mixture with wire whip, until well blended. Pour into prepared pan.
6. Bake in moderate oven (350°) hour, 15 minutes, or until top is golden; turn off oven heat and allow cake to cool in oven 1 hour.
7. Remove cake from oven and cool on wire rack at room temperature. Sprinkle remaining crumbs on top.
8. Chill overnight before serving. Dust with 10X sugar.
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