New York - Style Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups flour (all purpose five roses)
• 32 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1 1/4 cups sugar (granulated)
• 1/4 cup flour (all purpose five roses)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 16 ounces sour cream
• 1/4 cup sugar (granulated)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f in large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer for 30 seconds. add brown sugar; beat until fluffy. add one of the eggs; beat well. slowly beat in 1 1/4 cups flour. divide dough in half. cover and chill one portion.
• 2 spread remaining portion of dough onto bottom of 10 - inch spring form pan with side removed. place pan bottom on baking sheet. bake for 10 minutes; cool. attach side of pan. press chilled dough about 1 3/4 inches up side of pan.
• 3 increase oven temperature to 450°f in bowl, combine cream cheese and 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar; beat until fluffy. beat in 1/4 cup flour until smooth. add remaining eggs and 1 tablespoon vanilla; beat on low speed just until combined. stir in 1/2 cup of the sour cream. pour into pan. place in shallow baking pan. bake for 10 minutes.
• 4 reduce oven temperature to 300°f bake for about 30 minutes or until center appears nearly set when gently shaken. remove from oven. in small bowl, combine remaining sour cream, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla; spread over cheesecake. bake for 15 minutes more.
• 5 cool on wire rack for 15 minutes. loosen crust; cool for 30 minutes. remove side of pan; cool cheesecake. cover and chill for 4 to 24 hours. let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.