Task 54 – Make a Cheesecake from Scratch

(54) Make a key lime pie of cheesecake from scratch

Every summer I make a nice meal for my family for the 4^th of July weekend. This year I have planned a special meal and decided I wanted to make a cheesecake with Blueberry topping as the desert. Having never made one I decided I had better try it before the big day.

One of the ladies at work who is an amazing baker had made a cheesecake and shared it that was out of this world and I knew she would share the recipe and here it is:

New York Style Cheesecake

Ingredients:

1 Box Graham Crackers
1 Stick of Butter
4 (8oz) Packages of Cream Cheese
1 ½ Cup of White Sugar
¾ Cup skim milk
4 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 table spoon Vanilla extract
¼ cup all purpose flour
1 21oz can of Comstock Blueberry Filling

Cooking Instructions:

1.   Preheat oven to 350˚F Grease a 9” spring form pan

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

3.   In a large bowl or kitchen aid mixer, 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.

4.   Pour into prepared crust

5.   Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn off the oven, and let cool in the oven with the door closed for 5 to 6 hours (this prevents cracking)

6.   Remove from oven and coat top with the blueberry filling.

7.   Chill in refrigerator until serving.