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      Title: Very Best Cheesecake
 Categories: Cheesecakes
      Yield: 1 Cheesecake
 
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  1 1/2 c  Graham cracker crumbs (18
           -crackers)
    1/4 c  Sugar
      5 tb Butter; melted

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     16 oz Cream cheese (2 pkg); room
           -temperature
      2    Eggs
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1 ts Vanilla extract

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      1 c  Sour cream
    1/4 c  Sugar
      1 ts Vanilla extract
 
  Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix crust ingredients well with fork; using a
  cold metal spoon, pat firmly into bottom and 1/3 of the way up the
  sides of an 8" spring form pan. Do not pack too tightly. Set aside.
  
  Beat filling ingredients with rotary beater or electric mixer until
  satiny and pour into crust. Bake for 20 minutes, remove from oven and
  let cool for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, raise oven to 475°F. Blend
  topping ingredients and spread gently over cheese filling. Return
  cake to oven and bake 10 minutes longer. Cool in pan to room
  temperature, then cover tightly with foil and chill 10-12 hours
  before serving.
  
  Variations:
  
  Big Cheesecake:
  
  Add another 8 oz brick of cream cheese, one egg, and 1/4 c sugar to
  filling; increase first baking time to 25-30 minutes.
  
  Fudge Swirl Cheesecake:
  
  Use butter cookies for crust, add a swirl of warmed hot fudge to
  cheesecake batter.
  
  Fruity Cheesecake:
  
  Top cooled cheesecake with canned pie filling or sliced fresh fruit.
  
  Chocolate Chip Cheesecake:
  
  Add one bag of mini chocolate chips to filling before baking.
  
  Recipe by Daily Olympian
  
  Recipe FROM: <https://web.archive.org/web/20170328103606/
  http://recfoodcooking.org/sigs/Jani (Little Malice)/
  Very Best Cheesecake - Adapted from Daily Olympian.html>
 
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