New York Cheesecake Recipe

  American Cheesecake

Ingredients:
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
3 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp butter or margarine (melted)
5 pkgs (8oz size) Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
3 tbsp flour
1 tbsp vanilla
3 eggs (med to lrg)
1 cup Breakstones sour cream

Directions:
MIX crumbs & 3 tbsp, sugar and butter; press onto the bottom fo a 9"springform pan, bake at 350 for 10 min. MIX cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, flour and vanilla with electric mixer on medium until well blended. Add 1 egg at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition, just until blended. Blend in sour cream. Pour over crust, slowley. Bake 1 hr and 5 min to 1 hr & 10 min or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake, cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Top with cherry or bluberry pie filling if desired.
Makes 12 servings. Prep time: 15 min. Baking time: 1hr and 10 min.
For the best taste use Philadelphia Cream Cheese. The cheaper house brands DO NOT have the texture needed for a quality cheese cake. Enjoy!

New York Cheesecake
 

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