Famous New York Style Cheesecake Recipe - cream cheese

Method

• Mix graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 c. sugar and butter.
• Mix well softened cheese and 1/2 lb.
• sugar until smooth.
• Add in lowfat sour cream, then eggs, then flavorings till mix is very liquid and thoroughly mixed.
• BAKING PROCEDURE -- PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES.
• Coat a 10 inch spring-form pan well with butter.
• Line base with graham cracker crumb mix.
• Pour batter proportionately over base until just under lid of the pan.
• Leave sufficient room for the mix to rise without flowing over.
• Bake the cake in a pan of water (place the spring-form pan in a roasting pan with about 1/2 inch of water - don't let the pan run out of water during the baking process) at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hrs.
• The cake will rise.
• Watch for cracking at the top and browning.