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Cheesecake

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Dessert – American
By Sally's Baking Addiction – Serves: At least 12 slices
Prep Time: 45 Minutes – Cooking Time: 55-70 Minutes – Total Time: 7 Hours, overnight

A classic cheesecake recipe.

Ingredients

  • Cookie Crust
  • 1.5 cups Graham Cracker crumbs
  • 5 tbsp. Unsalted Butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • Cheesecake
  • 4 - 8 oz. Blocks of Cream Cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Full Fat Sour Cream, at room temperature
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 tsp. Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 3 Large Eggs, at room temperature

Instructions

Cookie Crust

1

Adjust the oven rack to the lower-middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.

2

With a food processor, process the graham crackers into crumbs. Pour into a medium bowl and stir in sugar and melted butter. Mix well.

Cheesecake Filling

3

With a paddle attachment on your mixer, beat the cream cheese and granulated sugar together on medium-high speed until the mixture is smooth and creamy.

4

Add the sour cream, vanilla extract, and lemon juice and beat until combined.

5

On medium speed, add the eggs one at a time, beating after each egg until just combined.

6

After the final egg is incorporated into the batter, stop mixing.

Water Bath

7

Wrap the bottom of the springform pan in aluminum foil.

8

Pour 1" boiling water into a roasting pan.

9

Place cheesecake pan in roasting pan and place in oven.

10

Bake cheesecake for 55-70 minutes.

11

When it's done, the center will be slightly jiggly.

12

Let cheesecake cool in its water bath, in the turned off oven with the door slightly open for one hour.

13

Then let cheesecake cool on the counter top until it's room temperature, then place in fridge for at least 7 hours, or overnight.

14

To remove from pan, slide a knife around the mold and remove the mold. Then use an offset spatula to slide cheesecake onto serving plate.