New York Style Cheesecake

By LoriCaputo

Ingredients

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tbs. sugar
• 3 tbs. butter, melted
• 5 8oz. packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tbs. flour
• 1 tbs. vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 21 oz. cherry or blueberry pie filling

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the crumbs, 3 tbs. sugar, and butter together. Press the crumb mixture onto bottom of a 9 inch spring-form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Beat cheese, 1 cup sugar, flour, and vanilla until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, just until blended. Blend in sour cream and pour over crust.

Bake the cheesecake for 1 hour and 5 minutes. Chill overnight and top with filing.,