Thursday, December 22, 2005

Grandma's Cheesecake recipe

I know y'all will be asking for this, so here it goes...

Grandma’s Cheesecake

Ingredients:


5 8oz packages of Cream Cheese softened
3 Tablespoons Flour
¼ teaspoon Lemon
¼ teaspoon Salt
¼ cup heavy cream
Butter-flavored cooking spray
1 ¾ cups sugar
¼ teaspoon vanilla
5 large eggs
2 egg yolks
¾ cup crushed graham crackers
½ stick of butter melted
1 can of cherry pie filling


Instructions:
• Set out Cream Cheese & eggs to come to room temp and soften.
• Pre-Heat oven to 500 degrees.
• Mix graham crackers & butter…press evenly in the bottom of a spring form pan and put in frig to cool.
• Beat cream cheese, adding 1 package at a time in a large mixer bowl for 25 minutes.
• Add sugar and beat for 5 more minutes
• Add eggs and yolks one at a time and mix in thoroughly after each one.
• Beat in flour, vanilla, whipping cream, lemon & salt
• Pour filling into pan
• Bake for 10 minutes
• Reduce heat to 200 degrees and bake for 1 hour longer.
• Without opening the door, turn oven off and leave cheese cake in for 1 more hour.
• Remove and let cool completely on a wire rack.
• Chill. Remove side of pan. Top with cherry pie filling before serving.

Get your slice first 'cuz it won't last very long.

5 comments:

  1. Uh, I think I just gained a couple of pounds just reading this!

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  2. Veronika: Oh yeah, there's nuttin low-cal about this one. I'm hoping that my Brother & BIL will take some home with them tomorrow night.

    anna: I'm still working on getting this to come out like grandma's, but even the mistakes taste good.

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  3. That is very involved!

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  4. Arg, I really need a new stove...

    That sounds good!

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  5. you ARE making me drool!

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