Tyler's Cheesecake *****

By Gigirox

Tyler and LG made this for family week at Deep Creek in 2009. It was a keeper!

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups Nilla Wafer crumbs
• 1 stick butter, melted
• Filling:
• 1 1/2 lbs cream cheese
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 16 oz sour cream
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 ts vanilla extract
• 2 ts lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Crust:
1- Put Nilla Wafer crumbs in medium mixing bowl. Mix in melted butter.
2- Press crumbs into a 9-inch spring form pan that has been lined on the bottom and side with parchment paper.
3- Use the bottom of a drinking glass to press the crumb mixture into the bottom of the pan and about 2/3 the way up the side.
4- Put the crust in the freezer until the filling is done.


Filling:
1- All the filling ingredients should be at room temp.
2- Beat the cream cheese until light and fluffy with an electric mixer set on low(keep the setting at low during the entire mixing process).
3-Add the sugar a little at a time and continue beating until creamy.
4- Add one egg at a time and beat after each egg.
5- Add flour, vanilla and lemon juice, mix well.
6- Add the sour cream and beat well.
7- Pour cream cheese mixture into springform pan.
8- Place on top rack in the middle of a 325 degrees preheated oven for one hour and 15 minutes.
9- When time is up, turn oven off, prop open door and leave in oven for one hour.
10- Remove from oven and let cool, then refrigerate for 24 hours.
11- Remember this important tip: A cheesecake should season. The wait is worth it. The flavor ripens and becomes enriched.