Mom's (carolyn's) Cheesecake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 -10 large graham crackers, crushed
• 1 1/2 lbs philadelphia cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pint sour cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf (176ºc).
• 2 coat bottom of 10" spring form pan with graham cracker crumbs (approx. 1/4 inch deep or however you like the crust).
• 3 beat cream cheese in mixer until smooth.
• 4 add sugar gradually while beating cheese.
• 5 add eggs one at a time while beating at low speed (beat in well before each egg).
• 6 add vanilla and sour cream, beat until smooth.
• 7 pour into pan, bake for one hour.
• 8 let cool for at least one hour (in refrigerator). it will drop in height.
• 9 loosen cake edge with knife and release pan.