Vanilla BeanRicotta Cheesecake Recipe

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup finely ground almonds
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 pound cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 (15-ounce) container whole-milk ricotta cheese
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup melted and cooled butter
• 2 cups sour cream

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together 2 cups graham cracker crumbs, 1 cup finely ground almonds, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, and 2 teaspoons cinnamon.
2. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9-by-2-inch springform pan.
3. Bake 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
4. Cool.
5. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Sift together 3 tablespoons each flour and cornstarch, and set aside.
6. Using an electric mixer, beat 1 pound room-temperature cream cheese and 1 1/2 cups sugar until smooth.
7. Beat in 1 (15-ounce) container whole-milk ricotta cheese.
8. When smooth, beat in 4 eggs, one at a time.
9. Beat in 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon lemon zest; the scrapings from inside 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup melted and cooled butter; and 2 cups sour cream.
10. Beat in the flour mix just long enough to combine.
11. Pour batter over prebaked graham cracker crust.
12. Surround the cake pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
13. Place the pan in a larger pan filled with hot water to about 1 inch up the sides.
14. Bake the cheesecake 1 hour or until barely set in the center.
15. Turn off the oven, leaving the cheesecake inside for 1 hour longer.
16. Cool on a rack and then refrigerate before removing from the pan and slicing into 12 portions.

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Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/vanilla-beanricotta-cheesecake-10546 (may not work)