New York Cheesecake Recipe

New York Cheesecake

Yield: 12 Servings

Ingredients

1 1/4 c graham cracker crumbs
1/4 c sugar
2 tb butter; melted
40 oz cream cheese; softened
1 1/2 c sugar
3 tb flour
1 pn salt
1 1/2 ts lemon juice
1 ts vanilla
5 eggs
2 egg yolks
1/4 c whipping cream
1 fresh fruit; optional
1 strawberry jelly; melted,
-optional

Instructions

Combine crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and butter; press into the bottom of a buttered 10-inch springform pan. Chill. Beat cream cheese at high speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add 1-1/2 cups sugar, flour; salt, lemon juice, and vanilla; beat 5 minutes. Add eggs and yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add cream; mix well. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes; reduce temperature to 250 degrees, bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until set. DO NOT open oven door during baking time. Cool 1 hour; cover and chill at least 8 hours. Garnish with fresh fruit glazed with melted jelly, if desired.

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