New York Style Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ricotta cheese
• 1 lb cream cheese
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten lightly
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 lb butter, melted
• 1 pint sour cream

Recipe

• 1 cream the cheeses together in bowl with a mixer til well blended.
• 2 while beating, gradually add the sugar and then the eggs. beat well.
• 3 mix corn starch and flour together and gradually add to mixture while beating.
• 4 add vanilla and melted butter. beat til smooth and creamy.
• 5 finally, fold in sour cream.
• 6 pour batter in a 9" spring form pan at least 3" deep.
• 7 bake in 325 - 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours or till 1" golden ring forms around the top edge.
• 8 turn off oven and allow cake to stand in oven to set for 1 1/2 hours.
• 9 cool completely outside of oven then remove spring form pan.
• 10 store in refrigerator.