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Ingredients
| graham cracker crumbs: 2 cups |
| granulated sugar: 1 Tbl |
| ground cinnamon: 1/2 tsp |
| salted butter: 5 Tbl (melted) |
| cream cheese: 18 oz |
| eggs: 6 (separated) |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 3 Tbl |
| granulated sugar: 3 Tbl |
| granulated sugar: 1 1/2 cups |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| sour cream: 1 1/2 cups |
Granny Barra's Cheesecake
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
120 min -
Servings
12 serving(s)
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- Begin any cheesecake recipe with all the ingredients at room temperature.
- This increases the volume.
- Crust: In a large bowl, combine graham crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and melted butter.
- Mix together until crumbs are moistened with butter; reserve 1/4 cup of this mixture for the topping later.
- Press crumbs into the bottom and sides of a spring pan.
- Wrap the spring pan with a sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil and set aside.
- Filling: Separate eggs; put yolks aside.
- Whip whites with 3 Tbsp.
- sugar until firm but not dry; set aside.
- In a food processor or with electric mixer, whip the cream cheese; add 1-1/2 cups sugar and 3 Tbsp. flour.
- Process until well combined about 2 minutes.
- Add egg yolks, one at a time, mixing continually between yolks.
- Add sour cream and flavoring.
- Process just another minute or two until all the ingredients are fully blended.
- Gently fold in egg whites; using a rubber spatular.
- Gently pour batter into spring pan and sprinkle the reserved 1/4 cup of gramham cracker crumbs on top.
- Place pan in a larger pan holding at least 1" of water.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Bake for 1 hour; then turn off the oven and continue to cook with door closed for another hour.
- Open oven door, leaving the cheesecake in the oven to cool down.