Cheesecake
Ingredients:
For the crust:
- Graham crackers /Digestive biscuits - 1 cup, powdered
- Unsalted butter - 3 tbsp
- Salt - a pinch
- Sugar - 2 tbsp
For the filling:
- Cream cheese - 3 cups, at room temperature
- Egg - 3 nos
- Sour cream - 1 cup
- Sugar - 1.25 cups
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp
- Vanilla essence - 2 tsp
- All purpose flour - 1/4 cup
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 325 F.
- Grease a 9 inch springform pan with melted butter and set aside.
- For preparing the crust, in a bowl, mix together graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, salt and sugar.Press this mixture firmly to the bottom of the prepared springform pan, until the crumbs becomes a nice even layer.
- For the filling, Take the cream cheese in a large mixing bowl. Using a hand or electric mixer, beat it until creamy.
- Add in sugar and beat again.Next, add the eggs one by one and beat for few minutes.
- To this, add sour cream, lemon juice, vanilla essence, and all purpose flour.Mix again until smooth.Do not overbeat the mixture.
- Pour the cheesecake filling into the pan carefully.The filling should be evenly distributed.
- Place the pan on the oven's middle rack and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until firm.
- After the baking time, turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake in the oven for 2 hours .
- Remove it from the oven after 2 hours and let it cool completely.Refrigerate for 8-9 hours before serving.Top the cheesecake with some graham cracker crumbs or garnish with some berries or fruits.This is completely optional.
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