Strawberry Cheesecake With Walnut Crust
- 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 3 tablespoons Crisco Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 32 ounces cream cheese softened
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups sugar divided
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract divided
- 2 cups sour cream
- 12 ounces Smucker's Seedless Red Raspberry Jam
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 quart strawberries washed, dried and hulls removed
- HEAT oven to 350u0b0F. Combine cracker crumbs, walnuts and shortening in medium bowl. Press into bottom of 10-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
- BEAT cream cheese in mixing bowl with mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 1 1/4 cups sugar, lemon juice and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat until well blended. Pour into crust.
- BAKE 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until lightly puffed in center. Remove from oven and let stand 15 minutes. Keep oven at 350u0b0F.
- COMBINE sour cream, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla in medium bowl. Spread over cheesecake. Bake 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- MIX 1 tablespoon jam with cornstarch in small saucepan until well blended. Add remaining jam and orange juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until thickened. Let cool to lukewarm.
- REMOVE cheesecake from pan. Arrange berries, points up, on top of cake. Spoon glaze over berries, allowing some to drip down sides. Chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
graham cracker crumbs, walnuts, butter, cream cheese, eggs, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, sour cream, red, cornstarch, orange juice, strawberries washed
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Strawberry-Cheesecake-With-Walnut-Crust-2663216 (may not work)