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New York Cheesecake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 tbsp sweet butter
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 1/2 cups cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
5 whole eggs
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp lemon rind, grated
1 cup half and half
1 cup heavy cream
fresh strawberries (garnish)
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Thoroughly butter the bottom and sides of a nine inch square metal cake pan or other ten cup, square-cornered pan. (Do not use a spring-from pan or the cheesecake may leak, spelling disaster for the cake and oven!) Pour in the graham cracker crumbs. Tip pan in all directions to coat well with crumbs. Turn pan upside down and tap lightly to release excess crumbs. Set aside.

Using an electric mixer, set on medium-high speed; whip together the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, two to three minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally. Pour in lemon juice, vanilla and lemon rind. Mix approximately eleven minutes longer. Finally, stir in the cream. Mixture will be quite loose.

Slowly pour cheesecake mixture into the crumb-lined pan. Set in a much larger, shallow baking pan and place in preheated oven. Fill large baking pan with 3/4 to 1/2 inch of hot water. Close oven door and bake cheesecake approximately one and one-half hours, until pie is firm in the center and nicely browned on top. Remove the cheesecake from the oven and set it aside on a wire rack to cool. when cool, refrigerate until well chilled, several hours or overnight.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
2 Hours

 

 

 

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