Granny Barra'S Cheesecake

• Crust
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 5 tablespoons butter (melted)
• Filling
• 18 ounces cream cheese
• 6 eggs (separated)
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream

1. Begin any cheesecake recipe with all the ingredients at room temperature.
2. This increases the volume.
3. Crust: In a large bowl, combine graham crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and melted butter.
4. Mix together until crumbs are moistened with butter; reserve 1/4 cup of this mixture for the topping later.
5. Press crumbs into the bottom and sides of a spring pan.
6. Wrap the spring pan with a sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil and set aside.
7. Filling: Separate eggs; put yolks aside.
8. Whip whites with 3 Tbsp.
9. sugar until firm but not dry; set aside.
10. In a food processor or with electric mixer, whip the cream cheese; add 1-1/2 cups sugar and 3 Tbsp. flour.
11. Process until well combined about 2 minutes.
12. Add egg yolks, one at a time, mixing continually between yolks.
13. Add sour cream and flavoring.
14. Process just another minute or two until all the ingredients are fully blended.
15. Gently fold in egg whites; using a rubber spatular.
16. Gently pour batter into spring pan and sprinkle the reserved 1/4 cup of gramham cracker crumbs on top.
17. Place pan in a larger pan holding at least 1" of water.
18. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
19. Bake for 1 hour; then turn off the oven and continue to cook with door closed for another hour.
20. Open oven door, leaving the cheesecake in the oven to cool down.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/granny-barras-cheesecake-22142 (may not work)