New York Cheese Cake - Anna Olson

9-Inch Cheesecake

Crust:

225g Graham cracker crumbs

2 tbsp sugar

60g unsalted butter ~ melted plus extra for greasing the pan

Cheesecake

4 pkg (250g) Cream cheese ~ room temperature

275g sugar

3 tbsp cornstarch

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp finely grated lemon zest

3 large eggs

1 egg yolk

190ml sour cream (not low-fat)

Direction/Instruction

- Crust

1. Preheat the oven to 180 deg C.
2. Stir the graham crumbs, sugar & melted butter until evenly combined & press into the bottom of an ungreased 9" springform pan.  Bake for 10 mins then cool & brush the sides of the pan with a little melted butter.

- Cheese Cake

1. Increase the oven temperature to 200 deg C.
2. Beat the cream cheese until light & fluffy;  Add sugar a little at a time & scraping the sides & bottom of the bowl often.
3. Beat in the cornstarch, vanilla & lemon zest.  Add the eggs one at a time on a lower speed & scraping after each addition, then beat in the yolk.
4. Still on low speed, beat in sour cream.  Scrape this over the cooled crust.
5. Bake the cheesecake for 10 mins on 200 deg C, then reduce the oven temperature to 100 deg C & bake for 25 more mins.  Turn off the oven & leave the cheesecake in for an hour cracking the oven door after 30 mins.
6. Allow the cheesecake to cool completely to room temp. then carefully run a spatula around the outside of the cheesecake to loosen it from the pan.  Then chill the cheesecake for at least 6 hours before slicing & serving.