Grandma's Cheesecake

By Cookie67

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 Cups crushed graham crackers
• 1/4 Cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1/2 Cup butter (1 stick), softened
• 1 TB. light brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• Filling:
• 16 oz. cream cheese, room temperature (2x 8oz. boxes)
• 1 Cup sugar
• 1 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
• 1/2 tsp. ALMOND EXTRACT
• 2 egg yolks
• 3 eggs
• 24 oz. sour cream (3 cups)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°. In a mixing bowl, combine the crust ingredients and mix well. Press into the bottom and partially up the sides of a springform pan. In a second mixing bowl, cream together the cream cheese, sugar and EXTRACTS until smooth. Add the egg yolks and beat well. Beat the 3 eggs separately and then blend into the cream cheese mixture. Fold in the sour cream. Pour the filling into the springform pan. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes and then reduce the oven temperature to 275° and bake for an additional 60-70 minutes. At 60 minutes, jiggle the oven rack gently to see if the cake is firm. If it wiggles a lot give it the extra 10 minutes. Turn off the oven and leave the door ajar for an hour while the cheesecake cools. Then remove from oven, run a thin knife around the inside of the pan, place on a serving plate and gently unsnap the springform. Refrigerate until ready to serve.