2009-11-25 23:07:37
Easy Cheesecake
Ingredients:
4 packages cream cheese at room temperature
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 tbsp flour
8 graham crackers, finely crushed
1/2 stick butter, melted
2 tsp ground cinnamon
Tools:
9″ springform pan
cookie sheet
big bowl
big spoon
rubber spatula
electric mixer
The Process:
Make the crust: combine graham crackers, melted butter, and cinnamon. Press evenly into the bottom and 2 inches up the side of the springform pan — this is the hardest part of the whole process. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool completely.
Make the filling: beat the cream cheese, sugar, and flour at low speed until just combined. Add the vanilla and then the eggs, one at a time, letting each egg combine in before adding the next.
Place the crust pan on a cookie sheet; pour the filling into the crust. Bake on the cookie sheet at 300° for one hour – it likely will not be completely set yet. Turn off the oven and open the door for one minute to let a lot of the heat escape. Close the door and let it sit in the turned-off warm oven for another hour. Remove from the oven and let it cool for another hour. Loosen the outer ring of the springform pan and remove it. Cover the cheesecake with plastic wrap and refrigerate it for at least a couple hours.
Variation:
For Chocolate Cheesecake: melt 4 oz semisweet baking chocolate; stir into the filling just before adding the eggs.
Tips & Gotchas:
Hey, I said it was easy (as cheesecakes go — try looking up some other recipes) , not fast. It takes a long time. But it’s cheesecake, so it’s worth it.
Make sure your cream cheese is well-softened, at room temperature is best. And don’t beat the filling too much or too fast – it should be almost like stirring, just to get the ingredients combined — that’s why you start with soft cream cheese. Beating it too much will whip air into it and cause it to puff up and crack while baking.
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