dan's birthday new york cherry cheesecake

Name: Dan's Birthday New York Cherry CheeseCake
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## CRUST INGREDIENTS; 1 cup(s) finely chopped pecans, toasted; 1 1/2 cup(s) graham cracker crumbs; 3 tablespoon(s) granulated sugar; 6 tablespoon(s) melted butter; ## FILLING INGREDIENTS; 5 package(s) 8 (ounces each)cream cheese (softened); 1 cup(s) granulated sugar; 3 tablespoon(s) all purpose flour; 1 tablespoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 1 large lemon, zest only; 1 cup(s) sour cream ( good quality); 4 large eggs, room temperature; 1 can(s) (21 ounce) cherry pie filling, chilled

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Rose Mary Mogan

Sauk Village, IL

Updated on Jan 18, 2012

This is the Cheesecake that I made for my husband's birthday, he told me he wanted a Cheesecake instead of a regular cake, and this is the one I came up with. He was very impressed with the smooth & Creamy texture. Even remarked that it tasted a lot like the Cheesecake Factory, so I knew that was his way of saying that he really liked it. So it has been a family favorite for quite a few years now.

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Dan's Birthday New York Cherry Cheesecake

prep time 35 Min

cook time 1 Hr 15 Min

method Bake

yield 12 to 14

Ingredients

CRUST INGREDIENTS
1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
6 tablespoons melted butter
FILLING INGREDIENTS
5 packages 8 (ounces each)cream cheese (softened)
1 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 large lemon, zest only
1 cup sour cream ( good quality)
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 can (21 ounce) cherry pie filling, chilled

How To Make dan's birthday new york cherry cheesecake

Step 1

FOR THE CRUST: Preheat oven 375 degrees F. Toast pecans in preheated oven for 5 -7 minutes. Cool. Mix cooled nuts with remaining ingredients and press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch spring form pan. FREEZE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE FILLING.

Step 2

TO MAKE THE FILLING: Lower oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
Step 3

Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour vanilla, and lemon zest on medium speed until well mixed.
Step 4

Add sour cream and mix again. Add eggs one at a time and mix on low speed, after each addition, just until blended.
Step 5

Pour into prepared crust. Bake one hour and ten minutes to one hour 15 minutes or until golden brown around edges and center is a little jiggly.
Step 6

Remove from oven and run knife around sides of pan, BUT DO NOT REMOVE SIDES OF PAN. Cool on wire rack about 1 1/2 hours. REMOVE sides of pan. Refrigerate 4-6 hours, preferably overnight. Top with chilled pie filling just before serving.
Step 7

Note: This was the first time I made what I considered a perfect cheesecake, and it has been my favorite recipe ever since. The neighbors was glad I shared it with them.
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