New York Style Cheesecake

(from SnookNSmunch’s recipe box)

I also have recipes for his reccomended toppings (strawberry, pineapple, or blueberry) in the dessert tags.

Source: Emeril Lagasse

Serves 10 people

Categories: Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 1 orange, zested
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 5 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

  2. Butter the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. In a mixing bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar and mix well. Press onto bottom of springform pan and bake until golden, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool. When completely cooled, butter the sides of the pan.

  3. Increase oven temperature to 500 degrees F.

  4. In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar, zests and vanilla and beat until light and creamy. Add the flour, then the eggs and yolks 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the sour cream and mix until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for 12 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees F and bake for 1 hour more. Transfer cake to a cooling rack and let cool completely. Refrigerate cake overnight before serving.

  5. To serve, top with sauce of choice. Slice with a knife dipped in hot water and wiped with a clean cloth, and serve.

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