Cheesecake!

[Stellify]

I'm not a wonderful cook or anything, but this cheesecake recipe has always turned out wonderfully!
It takes about two hours to make (counting baking time!). I use a 9-inch spring form pan. You can also flavor it with things other than vanilla. Feel free to experiment! (I always do)

:flower:Ingredients (crust):
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (I take the graham crackers and crush them myself, but you can buy pre-made crumbs)
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted (although sometimes I find I need a little more or less to get the right texture)


:flower:Ingredients (filling):
5 packages of cream cheese (8 oz. each)
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs


:flower:Instructions:
~Preheat oven to 300 degrees
~Combine crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, and melted butter until mixture resembles wet sand. Press firmly onto bottom of pan, pressing crust up about 1 inch on sides. Place in freezer until ready to fill.
~Mix cream cheese (I suggest softening it for a while first), 1 cup sugar, flour, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until it's well blended (you can also do it by hand, but it gets tiring).
~Add sour cream; mix well.
~Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
~Take pan of crust out of freezer. Pour filling over crust.
~Bake for about an hour and ten minutes (or until the center is almost set and it is light brown in color)
~Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate overnight.
~Enjoy the yumminess!

(If you want to decorate it, sliced strawberries and such are always nice)

 

[Buttons*]

*drool* ...... oh...... my.......

 

[ayani]

jeez.... that sounds awesome! yum... **is hungry**

 

[Buttercup]

Sounds delicious!

This month is $5.99 pie month at Marie Callenders and if you haven't tried the Kailua Cream Cheese Pie....you should!

 

[Stellify]

^That sounds really good^

This cheesecake is my favorite to bake and take to baby showers and other female-oriented gatherings lol
All of my guy friends love it, too, though.

If I can find my pot roast recipe, that's what I'll be posting next

 

[methylatedghosts]

Mmmmm Stel, great recipe! I'm going to have to try it

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

Baked Cheesecake is so hard to find over here.... the best I have found is in the swiss cottage area of London...A lot of Jewish bakers in the area.
Most cheese cake here is just cold set packet stuff and is horrible.

 

[Stellify]

Most cheese cake here is just cold set packet stuff and is horrible.

Ack....How sad I can't eat that stuff.
Here in Texas (I'm guessing this also extends to other states, but I'm not sure) we have a restaurant called the Cheesecake Factory. Not only is their food absolutely delicious, but they have dozens of different kinds of cheesecake that are all to die for. I love going there