Basic Cheesecake Recipe

The Best Basic Cheesecake Recipe

1 Crust recipe
4 Cream cheese -- softened,
-12oz ea.
1 1/4 c Sugar
3 tb All-purpose flour
4 Eggs
1/4 c Sour cream
1/4 c Heavy cream
2 Eggs yolks
1 t Vanilla extract

Frieling USA Inc. 9-in. Nonstick Handle-it Glass Bottom Springform

1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Position rack in center of oven.
2. Butter 9″ springform pan. Wrap outside of pan with double layer of heavy-duty foil.
3. Press crust firmly into bottom and 1″ up sides of pan; refrigerate
   until needed or bake and cool.
4. With mixer at high speed beat cream cheese until smooth, about 5 minutes.
   
5. Combine sugar with flour. Reduce speed to low; beat sugar mixture into cream cheese, 1/4 cup at a time until smooth, about 3 minutes.
6. In bowl stir together eggs, sour cream, heavy cream, yolks and vanilla until
   smooth.
7. Gradually beat egg mixture into cheese mixture until just incorporated.
8. Pour batter into pan. Place pan in large baking pan on oven rack; fill
   baking pan with water halfway up sides of springform pan.
9. Bake 1 1/2 hours or until center of cheesecake is set. Remove from water bath; remove foil.
10. Cool on wire rack for 30 minutes; cool completely in refrigerator about 3 hours or over nite.

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