NEW YORK CHEESECAKE 
Crust:

2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
2 tbsp. sugar

Preheat oven to 450°F.

In a bowl place graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and 2 tablespoons sugar. Blend well. Reserve 2 tablespoons of crumb mixture for garnish.

Press remaining mixture onto bottoms and sides of a greased 9-inch springform pan. Chill in freezer while preparing filling.

Filling:

4 (8 oz. ea.) pkgs. cream cheese (2 lb. total)
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. cornstarch
1 cup dairy sour cream

In mixing bowl beat cream cheeses and sugar until smooth and light. Beat in eggs, vanilla and cornstarch just until blended. Stir in sour cream.

Pour mixture into prepared crust and bake at 450°F for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 200°F and bake 45 minutes. Turn off oven, allow to cool with door opened slightly for 3 hours. Remove sides from pan; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture and chill.

Great served with fruit topping.

Serves 12.

Submitted by: Paula Barnett

recipe reviews
New York Cheesecake
 #182448
 Marlene Taylor (Ontario) says:
Worst recipe ever. A waste of my day. Ended up doing it my way or the finished product would have been like a pudding puddle in the oven. My 1st try at a New York style cheesecake and most likely my last. Was very disappointed.
 #182450
 Bill Hopkins (Arkansas) replies:
Marlene, this recipe uses the same warm oven technique as prime rib. It doesn't work well if your oven has a "cooling fan" (a fan that kicks in when the oven is shut off). If that is the case one trick you can do is to flip the breaker for your oven at your electrical box. This defeats the fan and lets you use make these kinds of recipes as intended.

 

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