Creamy Lemon Cheesecake
- Crust
- 1 qt. Finely crushed vanilla wafers
- 1 cup Unsalted butter, melted
- Filling
- PHILADELPHIA Original Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 qt. sugar
- 1 qt. sour cream
- 1/2 cup Fresh lemon juice Safeway 4 ct For $5.00 thru 02/09
- 3 Tbsp. Grated lemon zest Safeway 4 ct For $5.00 thru 02/09
- 16 each eggs
- Crust: Mix ingredients.
- Press 1-1/3 cups of the crumb mixture firmly onto bottom of each of 4 (9-inch) springform pans (or 1 pan for trial recipe).
- Bake at 325F for 10 minutes.
- Cool on wire racks while preparing filling.
- Filling: Beat cream cheese in large bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment on medium speed until creamy.
- Add sugar; beat until well blended.
- Add sour cream, lemon juice and zest; mix well.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
- Pour 1-1/2 qt.
- of the batter over each crust.
- Place each pan on large sheet of foil; wrap foil tightly around side of pan.
- Place springform pans on oven racks placed in full size hotel pans.
- Fill each hotel pan with 1 gallon hot water.
- Bake at 325F for 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes or until center is almost set.
- Run knife or metal spatula around side of each pan to loosen cake; cool before removing side of pan.
- Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
crust, vanilla wafers, unsalted butter, filling, philadelphia original cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, eggs
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/creamy-lemon-cheesecake-97480.aspx (may not work)