pumpkin cheesecake
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A friend brought this fabulous cake on Thanksgiving..my kids want it all the time. It is delicious and not too complicated. It is worth the work..
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Ingredients For pumpkin cheesecake
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1crumb crust recipe
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1/2made with finely ground gingersnaps or graham crackers
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3 pkgcream cheese (8 oz. each)
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1 3/4 csugar
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3 Tbspall purpose flour
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5 lgeggs
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1/2 tspvanilla
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2 lgegg yolks
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3/4 tspcinnamon,ground
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1/8 tspginger, ground
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1/8 tspallspice, ground
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1/8 tspnutmeg, grated
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1solid pack pumpkin, 15 oz.
- CRUMB CRUST RECIPE
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1 1/2 cfinely ground graham crackers
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5 Tbspbutter, melted,unsalted
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1/3 csugar
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1/8 tspsalt
How To Make pumpkin cheesecake
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1Preheat oven to 550.
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2Beat together cream cheese, sugar & flour with an electric mixer until smooth,& add whole eggs, 1 at a time, beating n low speed until each ingredient is incorporated & scraping down bowl between additions.
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3Transfer 2 1/2 cups filling to another bowl and beat yolks, spices and pumpkin into remaining filling until smooth.
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4Put springform pan with crust in a shallow baking pan. Pour half of pumpkin filling into crust, then half of plain.
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5Repeat procedure with remaining fillings ( springform pan will be completely full), drizzling the plain so that some of pumpkin filling is still visible.
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6Gently swirl a small spoon once through batters ina figure eight pattern without touching crust.
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7Bake in baking pan (to catch drips) in middle of oven for 12 minutes or until puffed.
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8Reduce heat of oven to 200 and bake 30 minutes (do not open oven).
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9Dome a piece of lightly oiled foil over cake and continue baking until mostly firm, center will still be slightly wobbly when pan is gently shaken, about 1 hour more.
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10Run a knife around top edge of cake to loosen and cool completely in springform pan on a rack.
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11Chill loosely covered, at least 6 hours. Remove side of pan and transfer cake to plate. Bring to room temperature before serving.
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12To make the CRUMB CRUST: stir together the crumb crust ingredients & press onto bottom & 1 inch up side of a buttered 24 centimeter springform pan. Fill right away or chill up to 2 hours.
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