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          INGREDIENTS (One cheesecake)
   CRUST

6 Tbsp     butter, melted
1 tsp     cinnamon
3 Tbsp     sugar
2 cups     graham cracker crumbs

FILLING

24 oz     cream cheese, at room temperature
3     large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup     sugar
½ tsp     vanilla extract

     TOPPING

2 cups     sour cream
½ tsp     vanilla
3 Tbsp     sugar

     PROCEDURE

(1)     Preheat oven to 375º F.
(2)     Mix crust ingredients. Press into springform pan on bottom and sides.
(3)     Mix filling ingredients and pour into pan. Make sure all ingredients are room temperature.
(4)     Bake 30–35 minutes, or until slightly browned.
(5)     Remove cake from oven, and increase oven temperature to 500º F. Mix topping ingredients, and gently spread on top of cake. Return cake to 500º F oven for five mins.
(6)     Remove from oven, cool to room temperature, and chill overnight. Serve cold.

NOTES

Variations: Crush some walnuts into the crust. Pour a can of cherry or blueberry pie filling over the chilled cake, then chill again. Put 2–3 Tbsp of your favorite liqueur into the cake filling.

RATING

Difficulty: easy to moderate. Time: 10 minutes preparation, 40 minutes baking, overnight cooling. Precision: measure the ingredients.