Strawberry-Topped Cheesecake with Graham Cracker Crust
- 20 whole graham cracker (10 ounces total), broken
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, diced
- 1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
- 4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 5 large eggs
- 2 cups sour cream
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 16-ounce baskets strawberries, hulled
- 1 18-ounce jar raspberry jelly
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350F.
- Wrap foil around outside of 10-inch-diameter springform pan with 3-inch-high sides.
- Combine graham crackers, butter and sugar in processor.
- Using on/off turns, blend until crumbs begin to stick together.
- Press crumbs onto bottom and 2 3/4 inches up sides of springform pan.
- Bake crust 10 minutes.
- Transfer to rack and cool while preparing filling.
- Maintain oven temperature.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla and salt in large bowl until very smooth.
- Beat in flour.
- Add eggs and beat just until blended, stopping occasionally to scrape down sides of bowl.
- Pour batter into crust.
- Bake cheesecake until outer 2-inch edge of cake os puffed and slightly cracked, center is just set and top is brown in spots, about 55 minutes.
- Transfer cake to rack.
- Cool 10 minutes.
- Maintain oven temperature.
- Whisk sour cream, sugar and vanilla in medium bowl to blend.
- Spoon topping over cake, spreading to edge of pan.
- Bake until topping is just set, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Run knife between crust and pan.
- Cool hot cake in pan on rack, Chill overnight.
- Release pan sides from cheesecake.
- Arrange whole berries, points facing up, atop cheesecake; cover completely.
- Stir jelly in heavy small saucepan over medium-=low heat until melted.Cool to barely lukewarm, about 5 minutes.
- Brush enough jelly over berries to glaze generously, allowing some to drip between berries.
- Reserve remaining glaze in saucepan.
- (Cake and glaze can be prepared 6 hours ahead.
- Cover cake and refrigerate.)
- Rewarm remaining glaze until pourable.
- Cut cake into wedges.
- Pass remaining glaze separately.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/strawberry-topped-cheesecake-with-graham-cracker-crust-4655 (may not work)