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New York Cheesecake

This recipe makes a firm and heavy cheesecake, nicely flavored with
lemon. It is very important to avoid over-beating the ingredients in
order to avoid cracks.

Ingredients

For Cake:

* 2 ½ pounds softened cream cheese
* 1 3/4 cups sugar
* 1 tablespoon corn starch
* 3 tablespoons flour
* zest of one lemon
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 5 large whole eggs
* 2 large egg yolks
* ¼ cup heavy cream

For Crust:

* 5 ounces Barnham and Bailey Animal Crackers
* 3 tablespoons sugar
* 4 tablespoons melted butter

Procedure

For Crust:

1. Butter bottom and sides of 10 inch springform pan.
2. Crush Animal Crackers into a fine powder. Mix with 3 tablespoons
of sugar.
3. Add to melted butter and mix with a fork until blended.
4. Press mixture into the bottom and up about one third of the sides
of the pan.
5. Refrigerate 1 hour.

For Cake:

1. Have all ingredients at room temperature.
2. Preheat oven to 475°F.
3. Mix sugar, flour and corn starch together.
4. Using a wooden spoon, beat cream cheese with sugar mix, zest and
vanilla until it is smooth. Do not overbeat.
5. Add the whole eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, beating lightly
with wooden spoon after each addition. Do not overbeat as this causes
the cheesecake to crack.
6. Gently stir in cream.
7. Pour mixture into the pan. Place pan on cookie sheet to avoid
leakage.
8. Bake at 475°F for 15 minutes
9. Lower heat to 225°F and bake for 1 hour
10. Raise heat to 250°F and bake for about 15 more minutes
11. Refrigerate immediately for at least one hour, keep covered with
a cloth and cookie sheet (cloth on bottom) until condensation stops
forming (if you cover it right away with Saran wrap, condensation will
drip onto the cake).

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