Ingredients
For Crust:
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
6 Tbsp. sweet butter (melted)
For Filling:
3 8oz. packages cream cheese
1 C. sugar
6 eggs separated
1 pint sour cream
2 tsp. vanilla
3 T. flour
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Preparation
Graham Cracker Crust - Combine 1st 3 ingredients. Stir in butter. Heavily butter 9" spring form pan with soft butter (about 2 Tbsp.). Pat evenly over sides and bottom of pan. Chill.
Filling - Preheat oven to 350. Cream cheese and gradually beat in sugar. Beat in egg yolks 1 at a time. Stir in flour, sour cream, vanilla & lemon juice. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form & gently fold into creamed mixture. Bake in middle of oven for 1 hour. Turn off oven and open door. Leave cake in oven for 15 minutes. Remove and let cool at room temperature. Chill before serving.
Note: The recipe calls for 1 1/4 cups sugar, but it has been cut to 1 cup here. It also calls for 1 Tbsp. grated lemon rind, which was skipped in this rendition.
