Stan's Cheesecake

Total Time: 25 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 eggs, separated
• 1 pint sour cream
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon lemon extract
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 prepare pan: mix graham cracker crumbs, 2 t sugar, cinnamon, and melted buttter.
• 2 line 8" or 8 1/2" springform pan with crumb mixture on bottom and insides of pan.
• 3 refrigerate until ready to fill.
• 4 whip egg whites til stiff and dry.
• 5 with cream cheese at room temperature, beat until soft.
• 6 add 1 cup sugar and blend.
• 7 beat in egg yolks, one at a time.
• 8 blend in well: sour cream, flour, vanilla, and lemon extract.
• 9 fold in whipped egg whites.
• 10 pour mixture into prepared pan.
• 11 place cheesecake in a preheated oven (350 f) in shallow pan of hot water.
• 12 bake for one hour and 20 minutes.
• 13 turn off oven; leaving cake inside, allow it to cool off in the oven for 1-2 hours.
• 14 remove from oven and let stand.
• 15 when at room temperature, refrigerate and let remain overnight.