New York style cheesecake

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New York style cheesecake is decadently rich in taste, but fluffy in texture. It is also distinguished by a generous amount of sour cream used in the recipe.
Makes 1 9-inch cheesecake.

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Yield: 12

Ingredients

  • Crust
  • 1 1 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 2 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for greasing the pan
  • Cheesecake
  • 4 4 250 packages 250 gram packages of cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 1/4 1 1/4 2 cup + 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 3 3 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 2 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 2 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
  • 3 3 3 large whole eggs
  • 1 1 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cups sour cream (not low-fat), divided
  • 2 2 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • Assembly
  • Directions
  • Crust
  • Cheesecake
  • Assembly
  • to 350 oven to 350 F.
  • 9-inch 10 crust, stir the graham crumbs, sugar and melted butter until evenly combined and press this into the bottom of an ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Bake this for 10 minutes, then cool. Brush the sides of the pan with a little melted butter.
  • to 4 will keep, refrigerated, for up to 4 days.

Preparation

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