Top Secret Carnegie Deli Classic New York Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 dash salt
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 3 eggs

Recipe

• 1 1. leave the butter & cream cheese out of the refrigerator for 30 to 60 minutes to soften. make the crust by creaming together butter, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 teas vanilla & salt. add 1 egg & mix well. add 1-1/2 cups flour & stir well to combine.
• 2 2. preheat oven to 375 f, then press half of the dough onto the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until edge of dough begins to turn light brown. cool.
• 3 3. when the pan has cooled, take the remaining dough & press it around the inside edge of the pan. don't go all the way up to the top though. leave about a 1/2-inch margin from the top of the pan.
• 4 4. crank oven up to 500°f combine cream cheese, 1-1/3 cups sugar, 2 teas vanilla & lemon juice with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. mix in sour cream & 2 tbls flour. add the eggs & mix on slow speed until combined.
• 5 5. pour cream cheese filing into the pan and bake at 500 f for 10 minutes. reduce heat to 350 f & bake for 30 to 35 minutes more, or until the center is firm. cover & cool in refrigerator for several hours or overnight before serving.