New York Cheese Cake

My husband had an assignment at the New York Times for 9 months, years ago and always raved about the food. He became a cheesecake snob and would rate every cheesecake he tried. So I made it my mission to find one as close as possible to his favorite from the Carnegie Deli. I found this recipe on allrecipes.com and it is a keeper. I made it for New Years Eve this year and my friends asked me to give them the recipe so here it is!

New York Cheesecake

Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Hour
Ready In: 7 Hours 30 Minutes
Yields: 12 servings

INGREDIENTS:
15 graham crackers, crushed
2 tablespoons butter, melted

4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup milk
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch springform pan.

2. In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter. Press onto bottom of springform pan.

3. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese with sugar until smooth. Blend in milk, and then mix in the eggs one at a time, mixing just enough to incorporate. Mix in sour cream, vanilla and flour until smooth. Pour filling into prepared crust.

4. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn the oven off, and let cake cool in oven with the door closed for 5 to 6 hours; this prevents cracking. Chill in refrigerator until serving.

*Note: Changes I make, I wrap the pan in 2 layers of foil and place in a bain marie. I also needed to bake mine for 1 hour 20 minutes. When I baked for only an hour it was not fully cooked even after the 5-6 hours cooling. Carefully (no juggling) check it in an hour and if it is not golden on top bake until it is. The bain marie and cooling undisturbed really helps the texture and prevents cracking!

Submitted by: Chantal Rogers - www.allrecipes.com
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