New York Chesecake

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups graham crackers
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 5 cups fresh blueberries
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons water
• 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 5 large eggs
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 crust: grease and flour the springform pan. crush graham crackers in a ziplock bag. mix all other ingredients. press on to the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. bake 7 minutes at 375 degrees. cool for 30 minutes in fridge.
• 2 topping:put berries in a sauce pan with sugar and water. heat until bubbly. set aside.
• 3 cheesecake: have all ingredients at room temperature. preheat oven to 500*. beat in a large bowl until creamy for 30 seconds 5 8oz packages of cream cheese. scrape sides of bowl and beaters well. gradually add and beat until creamy, 1 to 2 minuutes:
• 4 1 3/4 cups sugar.
• 5 beat in: 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest.
• 6 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
• 7 beat in one at a time just until incorporated, scaping the sides of the bowl with each addition:.
• 8 5 large eggs.
• 9 2 large egg yolks.
• 10 on low speed, beat in :.
• 11 1/2 c heavy cream.
• 12 scrape the batter into the crust and smooth the top. bake for 15 minutes at 500*f, then reduse the oven temperature to 200*f for one hour more.
• 13 turn the oven off and pop the oven door open with the handle of a wooden spoon and let the cake cook down in the oven for 30 minutes. removeto a rack and let cook completely in the pan before unmolding. cover and refridgerate for at least 6 hours, preferably 24 hours before serving.