Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe

  Cheesecake

Ingredients:
Crust:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
3 tbl. sugar
3 tbl. melted butter
Combine crumbs, sugar and butter, press into bottom and 2 inches up sides of 9 inch springform pan. Bake in 325 oven for 5 minutes. Cool.
Cheesecake:
2 8oz. packages cream cheese
1 cup light cream
1 cup canned pumpkin
3/4 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
3 tbl. flour
1 t. vanilla
1 t. ground cinnamon
1/2 t. ground nutmeg
1/2 t. ground ginger
1/4 t. salt
4 egg whites
1 cup sour cream
2 tbl. sugar, 1/2 t. vanilla
In large mixer bowl, combine softened cream cheese, cream, pumpkin, sugar, egg yolks, flour 1 t. vanilla and spices including the salt. Beat until smooth. Fold in 4 stiff-beaten egg whites. Turn into prepared crust. Bake in 325 oven for 1 hour. Combine sour cream, 2 tbl. sugar and 1/2 t. vanilla; spread over cheesecake. Bake 5 minutes more. Cool to room temperature then chill thoroughly before serving. Best if chilled overnight. Serves 12

Directions:
all directions included in ingredient list.

Pumpkin Cheesecake
 

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