Cheesecake, Classic New York Style

By Ann_M_Kohlbeck

Classic creamy New York cheesecake with a lovely graham cracker crust. Yum!

Ingredients

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 5 (8-ounces each) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoons vanilla
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 eggs

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325°F for 9-inch springform pan. Mix crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, and butter. Press firmly into pan bottom. Bake for 10 minutes.

Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, four, and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.

Bake 1 hour 10 minutes or until center is almost set. Run knife around inside pan rim to loosen cake. Cool 1 hour and remove pan rim. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.