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Recipe: Old Fashioned Ricotta Cheesecake (using cream cheese and sour cream)

Desserts - Cheesecakes
OLD FASHIONED RICOTTA CHEESECAKE

FOR THE CRUST:
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
FOR THE FILLING:
1 2/3 cups ricotta cheese
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup honey
4 large eggs
1/3 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 cups sour cream

TO MAKE CRUST:
Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter and press into the bottom and up the sides of a 10-inch springform pan.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

TO MAKE FILLING:
With an electric mixer set on medium speed combine ricotta cheese and cream cheese, mixing together well. Beat in sugar, honey, eggs, cornstarch, vanilla, lemon juice, oleo and sour cream. Pour filling into crust.

Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Turn off oven and let cheesecake set in oven for 2 hours, do not open oven door.

Remove from oven and chill for 4 to 6 hours before serving.

Makes 1 (10-inch) cheesecake
From: Tina E. Meyers, Fairport, New York
Source: The 50 Best Cheesecakes In The World by Larry and Honey Zisman
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