INGREDIENTS     

                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                       PREPARATION                                                                                                                                                    
  • 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 3 Tbps sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter or magarine , melted
  • cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 eggs
For the crust:
  • Mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter and pack mixture firmly into bottom and sides of 9-inch pie pan.
  • Chill in the refrigerator while preparing the filling.
  • For the filling: Preheat oven to 300f degrees.
  • Mix cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, vanilla extract and lemon juice in a mixer.
  • Add eggs one at a time to the mixture and thoroughly combine.
  • The key to getting a really creamy cheesecake is to mix these ingredients together really well until the mixture is kind of thick and smooth (about 4-5 minutes).
  • Pour into pie crust.
  • Bake for about 65-70 minutes at 300f degrees. Allow cheesecake to cool completely in the refrigerator before serving (about 3-4 hours)