This was sent to me by a friend and tweeter. FunJoel says that this is the BEST cheesecake recipe out there. I mean, he might be a little bias since it is his mother's recipe but I am super happy to share!Oh and, if you ever find yourself in Israel looking for a great tour guide, check out FunJoel. He rocks!World's Best CheesecakeMy mom, Ricki Haber, said there is no specific recipe for the crust. But she mixes graham cracker crumbs, a bit of sugar, cinnamon, ground walnuts and butter, then presses it down on the bottom of the pan. Here is the cheesecake itself:Ingredients
- 4 8-ounce packages of cream cheese
- 2 cups sugar
- 6 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 pints sour cream (32 ounces)
Cream cheese, eggs and sour cream should be at room temperature.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Put cream cheese in bowl and mix at low speed.
- Add sugar gradually.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Mix at higher speed for 5 minutes.
- Fold in sour cream and vanilla.
- Pour into greased 9 x 3 1/4 inch spring pan. Put in oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
- Shut off oven and leave in oven for 1 more hour.