Cheesecake (Cheesecake Recipes)

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Prep Time: 30 minutes or less | Cook Time: 30 minutes - 1 hour | Serves: 10
Dessert » Cheesecakes » American

Ingredients:

Cake:
1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons melted ****er (or margarine)
19 ounces of softened cream cheese (3 packages)
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons of lemon rind.
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
A 9" springform pan.

The glaze requires:
1 cup of mashed fruit
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/3 cup water

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Step 1:

I bought graham crackers and crushed them myself to make the required 1.5 cups of crumbs. It's possible to buy actual graham cracker crumbs at the store, but mashing them is more enjoyable.

To mash the graham crackers, I just put them in a plastic bag and punched away.

Before you do anything else though, preheat the oven for 350 degrees.

Mix the crumbs and the sugar together VERY well. When I had all the crumbs I needed, I just put them back in the plastic bag and added the sugar. Then I just shook it around. When you get it mixed, add the melted ****er and stir until you have ****ery crumb stuff. It's not going to be thick and paste-like by any means. The crumbs will just be coated.

Once you mix everything VERY well, pour the crumbs into the spring form [COLOR=#2B65B0 ! important]pan[/COLOR]and form the crust. Make sure the sides and bottom are coated very well. It's not going to be completely solid, so be EXTREMELY careful when you move the pan around.

For future reference, a spring form pan is similar to a regular cake pan. The sides of the pan are locked on to the bottom, and can be removed. It would be an extremely bad idea to try making a [COLOR=#2B65B0 ! important]cheesecake [/COLOR]in a regular pan, as the crust is really fragile and whatnot.

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Step 2:

When you get the crust finished, CAREFULLY put it in the heated oven for 10 minutes. It should turn a bit darker, and will hold it's form quite a bit better. Put this somewhere to cool off. When the crust is done, lower the temperature of the oven to 300 degrees.

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Step 4:

Gradually add the sugar as you do this. It will turn into this:

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Step 5:

Add the lemon peel and vanilla. Then beat each egg in one at a time.