New York Style Cheesecake

New York Style Cheesecake 

from AllRecipes.com 

I used Chantal's New York Cheesecake from All Recipes. I changed up the recipe, but I advise sticking to the original!

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 hour

Ready In: 6-7 hours

Ingredients:

• Graham Cracker crumbs 
• 2 tablespoon melted butter
• 8 ounce cream cheese 
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup milk
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix graham crackers and butter. Spread evenly on a greased 9 inch circular pan.
3. In another mixing bowl, mix cream cheese, white sugar, milk, eggs, sour cream, vanilla extract, and flour. Pour on top of the previous mixture on the pan.
4. Bake for 1 hour. 
5. After an hour, turn off oven and leave the cake inside for 5-6 hours. Store in the refrigerator until serving.

Enjoy!

Notes:

• There's a reason why the original recipe asks for 1.5 cup white sugar! Although it may seem excessive, too little sugar makes the resulting cheesecake bland and tasteless.
• Make sure you have the correct cream cheese to sour cream ratio (8 oz:1 cup)! Too much cream cheese in this ratio will give a more chewy, pudding-like texture. The sour cream gives a more soft and delicate texture.
• Leaving the cheesecake inside the oven after baking for 5-6 hours to prevent it from cracking.
• Overcooking causes the cheesecake to crack.
• Overbeating causes air bubbles and a less creamy texture.
• Remember to grease the side of the pan to prevent the cake from cracking.
• Room temperature ingredients prevents lumpy batter.