Pam's Cheesecake Recipe

Total Time: 1 hr 22 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel or 3/4 teaspoon you can use orange peel
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 large eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine crumbs, sugar and butter. press on bottom and 2 1/2 inches up sides of an 8 inch springform pan. set aside.
• 2 let cheese soften at room temperature 1 - 1 1/2 hours. beat until creamy. add vanilla and lemon or orange peel. mix sugar, flour and salt, slowly blend. add eggs and yolks one at a time. beat after each yolk just enough to blend. gently stir in whipping cream.
• 3 turn into crust lined pan. bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes; reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake for 55 minutes.
• 4 allow to cool. loosen sides with spatula after 30 minutes. cool well before adding topping.