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Company Cheesecake
Donna Bucher
"This plain cheesecake is anything but ordinary! The marvelously rich filling is terrific with the pecan-laden crust. My brother game me the recipe. --Donna Bucher, Tirane, Albania"
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Ingredients
1 h 40 m servingsOriginal recipe yields 12 servings
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- In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, pecans and lemon peel, cut in butter until crumbly. Combine egg yolk and vanilla; stir into flour mixture. Press onto the bottom of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Bake at 400 degrees F for 8-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
- Fill a 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish with 8 cups water; place on lowest oven rack. Reduce heat to 325 degrees F.
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar. Add the flour, vanilla and salt. Combine eggs and egg yolks; add to cream cheese mixture just until combined. Beat in cream just until combined. Pour over crust.
- Bake on middle rack at 325 degrees F for 70-75 minutes or until center is almost set (top of cheesecake will crack). Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.
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Most helpful positive review
8/10/2010
A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. But, cheesecake doesn't HAVE to crack on top. I baked mine using a different website's directions for baking, 45 min. at 325 with a 9x13 pan of water on the rack below, then I tur...
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7/29/2012
This isn't bad but doesn't have the richness and tanginess I like in a cheesecake. The crust is exceptional however.
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8/10/2010
A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. But, cheesecake doesn't HAVE to crack on top. I baked mine using a different website's directions for baking, 45 min. at 325 with a 9x13 pan of water on the rack below, then I tur...
7/22/2007
I have used this website for quite some time, but I'm telling you, this is the best recipe I've used from here. I took this to work at Thanksgiving and they LOVED it. Just watch your cook time...
4/3/2011
Phenomenal dessert. This cheesecake is much better than any you can get at a restaurant. I did not make the crust with pecans as my boyfriend is not a fan. I made the crust the same way but subs...
11/26/2006
This was an amazing recipe! WOW! My family at Thanksgiving couldn't get enough of it! Thank you for putting this recipe online. I am sharing it with my friends!
7/25/2010
the entire cheesecake was awesome, but the crust was such a nice change from the normal graham cracker crust. it tasted like a pecan butter cookie!
1/11/2011
This was the first time making a REAL cheesecake, and I don't think that I will ever use a diffent recipe ever. This was the best.....
12/17/2010
I have made many cheesecakes and this one was great! I followed the recipes exactly. Mine did not crack with a water bath during baking and a slow temperature transition. This is my new basic ch...
2/28/2011
Made this for my husband's birthday. It's easy to make and taste really good. The crust is the best part.
2/27/2011
Wonderful, basic cheesecake recipe! Pretty labor-intense, but I think that's the thing with cheesecake!