Joan Nathan's Classic Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 6 eggs, separated
• 1 lb cream cheese
• 1 lb sour cream
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 lemons, juice of or 1 -1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300. grease the sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
• 2 melt the butter and combine with the graham cracker crumbs. press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan. save some crumbs.
• 3 combine the egg yolks, cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, and flour. beat very well until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. fold into cream cheese mixture. pour the batter into the pan and sprinkle with the remaining graham cracker crumbs.
• 5 bake 1 hour. turn off oven and leave cake in the oven 1 additional hour. then leave the oven door ajar 30 minutes more. (this prevents cracking).