About thirteen years ago my mom brought home a cheesecake that was given to her by a co-worker. It was amazingly good, so good that I think the recipe was the first thing I ever scanned on my brand-new scanner. (Which is odd: my mom left work there two years before I had a scanner. But, whatever.) That scan is lost somewhere in the discs of backed-up files from that computer, now replaced for over three and a half years. But my mom was able to find the actual recipe card she was given. Here it is:
Cheesecake (from Carla Allas)
Crust:
16 graham crackers, crumbled
1/4 lb. melted butter
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
Mix and place half of mixture in bottom of pan.
(NOTE: This cake also prompted me to buy a springform pan, which to this day has gone unused. I just dug it up so I could make this cake. So even though the recipe doesn't mention it, I believe it is made in a springform pan.)
Filling:
2 lbs. cream cheese
pinch salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup sugar
4 beaten eggs
Beat very well, pour onto crust.
Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven.
Mix together:
1 pint sour cream
1 tablespoon vanilla
4 tablespoons sugar
Gently spoon this mixture on top of cake. Sprinkle remaining crust mixture on top. Place in oven at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Refrigerate and set before cutting - overnight is best.
(One hint I picked up from another site: run a knife around the edges of the cheesecake to release it from the sides of the pan before it cools. Otherwise the cake may crack as it cools and sets.)
Waning gibbous, February 20, 2022, 3:45 AM
2 years ago
1 comment:
Oh yum. About the springform pan: why not Google for that term and see what recipes turn up? Might be interesting.
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