New York Cheesecake

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups finely crushed graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 5 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon, rind of

Recipe

• 1 for crust, combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter.
• 2 stir until well combined.
• 3 press onto bottom and about 2-1/2 inches up the sides of a 9x3-inch springform pan.
• 4 mix cream cheese, sugar, flour, and vanilla.
• 5 beat with an electric mixer until fluffy.
• 6 add eggs and egg yolks, beating on low speed just until combined.
• 7 stir in whipping cream and lemon peel.
• 8 pour into pan.
• 9 place pan in a shallow baking pan in the oven. (does not mention anything about a water bath)
• 10 bake in a 325 degree f oven about 1-1/2 hours or until center appears nearly set when shaken.
• 11 cool 15 minutes.
• 12 loosen crust from sides of pan.
• 13 cool 30 minutes more; remove sides of pan.
• 14 cool completely.
• 15 chill 4 to 24 hours.
• 16 if desired, garnish with fresh berries.