Granny Barra's Cheesecake |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 120 Minutes |
Ready In: 150 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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At age 96, our granny pasted away September 2001. She loved this cheesecake because it rises up high and is as light as a feather. She'd lovingly make it for every memeber of our family (because we all loved it) as a special birthday gift. She's gone, but her love and caring and cheesecake lives on! Ingredients:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs |
1 tablespoon sugar |
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon |
5 tablespoons butter (melted) |
18 ounces cream cheese |
6 eggs (separated) |
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
3 tablespoons sugar |
1 1/2 cups sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 1/2 cups sour cream |
Directions:
1. Begin any cheesecake recipe with all the ingredients at room temperature.
2. This increases the volume.
3. Crust: In a large bowl, combine graham crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and melted butter.
4. Mix together until crumbs are moistened with butter; reserve 1/4 cup of this mixture for the topping later.
5. Press crumbs into the bottom and sides of a spring pan.
6. Wrap the spring pan with a sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil and set aside.
7. Filling: Separate eggs; put yolks aside.
8. Whip whites with 3 Tbsp.
9. sugar until firm but not dry; set aside.
10. In a food processor or with electric mixer, whip the cream cheese; add 1-1/2 cups sugar and 3 Tbsp. flour.
11. Process until well combined about 2 minutes.
12. Add egg yolks, one at a time, mixing continually between yolks.
13. Add sour cream and flavoring.
14. Process just another minute or two until all the ingredients are fully blended.
15. Gently fold in egg whites; using a rubber spatular.
16. Gently pour batter into spring pan and sprinkle the reserved 1/4 cup of gramham cracker crumbs on top.
17. Place pan in a larger pan holding at least 1 of water.
18. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
19. Bake for 1 hour; then turn off the oven and continue to cook with door closed for another hour.
20. Open oven door, leaving the cheesecake in the oven to cool down.
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