CLASSIC CREAMY CHEESECAKE
Serves 12
Crust
1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup butter or margarine melted
Filling
4 (8oz.) pkgs. Crystal Farms Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
Topping
Sliced fresh strawberries combined with strawberry glaze
or canned fruit pie filling such as cherry, blueberry
or raspberry.
Heat oven to 300º. Spray 9-inch springform pan with non-stick cooking spray. In medium bowl combine all crust ingredients and blend well. Press firmly onto bottom of prepared springform pan. In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese at low speed until just smooth, about 30 seconds. Scrape bowl. Add lemon juice, vanilla and one egg; beat at low speed until egg is blended. Scrape bowl. Add remaining eggs, one at a time, beating only until just blended, scraping the bowl after each addition.
Pour filling into pan over crust. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes to I hour and 20 minutes until firm except for the very center. Cool completely on wire rack. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours. Serve with sliced fresh strawberries and strawberry glaze or canned fruit filling.