Recipe: New York Cheescake

New York Cheesecake

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 1/2 cups sour cream
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. melted butter
2 tsp vanilla
1 pound cream cheese broken into small pieces

Blend the cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup of the sugar, and the 1/4 cup of melted butter, and line the bottom of an 8 or 9 inch ungreased springform pan.

Blend the sour cream 1/2 cup of the sugar, the eggs, and vanilla in a food blender for 1 minutes. Add the cream cheese. Blend until smooth.

Pour the remaining 2 tbs. of melted butter through the top of the machine. Pour into the springform pan.

Bake in the lower third of a 325 oven for 45 minutes. When t the baking is finished remove the cake from the oven, and turn the oven to broil. Broil the cheesecake just until the top begins to show attractive spots of brown.