Aunt Rose Irma’s Cheesecake
JORDAN Caterers Design Event Planners, Cheshire & Darien
- From Jeffrey Rapoport
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp sweet butter
- ¼ cup Graham cracker crumbs
- 6 The Farmer’s Cow eggs
- 2 lbs cream cheese
- 1 pint sour cream
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 3 heaping tablespoons corn starch
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
Bring all dairy to room temperature.
Be certain of exact temperatures.
Preheat oven to 325.
Butter pan and dust with graham cracker crumbs.
Beat egg yolks, cream cheese, sugar till well creamed.
Add sour cream, lemon juice, vanilla and beat again.
Add cornstarch evenly and slowly beat again.
Fold in well, stiffly beaten whites on low speed.
Pour into spring form pan.
Bake at 325 for 30 minutes.
Reduce to 300 for 15 minutes.
Reduce to 275 for 15 minutes.
Turn oven off for 2-3 hours.
Don’t open oven until this point.