Northwest Cheesecake Supreme

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 32 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Recipe

• 1 combine crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar and margarine, press onto bottom of 9-inch spring form pan.
• 2 bake at 325 degrees f., 10 minutes.
• 3 combine cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and flour, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• 5 blend in sour cream and vanilla; pour over crust.
• 6 bake at 450 degrees f., 10 minutes.
• 7 reduce temperature to 250 degrees f.; continue baking for 1 hour.
• 8 loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
• 9 chill.
• 10 top with pie filling just before serving.
• 11 variation:.
• 12 substitute 1 1/2 cups finely chopped nuts and 2 t sugar for graham cracker crumbs and sugar.