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NEW YORK CHEESECAKE

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FROM ROBIN COLLEN, PROFESSOR OF THEATRE & DANCE AND ASSOCIATE DEAN OF ARTS & SCIENCES AT SUNY POTSDAM

 

SERVES:
8+

PREP TIME:
20 MIN

TOTAL TIME:
ABOUT 3 HOURS


INGREDIENTS
2 lbs cream cheese
6 eggs
1½ cups sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 Tbsp. corn starch
2 cups sour cream
2 oz melted butter

DIRECTIONS

Beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. (If it is too stiff you can add some of the butter or sour cream.)

Beat in vanilla, lemon juice, corn starch, sour cream, and melted butter. Beat eggs into the mixture, on low, until just combined.

Pour batter in a 10-inch buttered springform pan, waterproofed with foil. Place in a water bath (on a large cookie sheet). 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Let cool in the oven. Don't remove it until it has time to set up a bit. Remove from oven. Completely cool, cover and refrigerate.

Serve with fruit if desired.

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