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    Pumpkin Cheesecake


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    Aunt Saunny

    1 cup graham cracker crumbs
    2 tablespoons sugar*
    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    2 tablespoons butter, melted
    3 packages (8 oz. ea.) cream cheese, softened*
    1 cup sugar*
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    4 eggs
    2 teaspoons vanilla
    1 cup canned pumpkin
    1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
    2 cups sour cream (16 oz.)*
    3 tablespoons sugar*
    1 teaspoon vanilla

    Method:
    Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix together graham cracker crumbs with 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon and softened butter. Press evenly into the bottom of 10-inch springform pan (or deep pie plate). Bake 10 minutes. Set aside.

    Reduce oven to 300 F. Beat cream cheese with 1 cup sugar and salt. Add 3 eggs, vanilla and beat. Pour 1/2 the batter into prepared crust.

    Stir pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and remaining 1 egg into remaining batter. Beat well. Spread pumpkin cheesecake batter over regular cheesecake batter. Bake at 300 F for 60 minutes or until set in center.

    While cheesecake is baking, beat together sour cream, 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Spread topping over baked cheesecake, return to oven and bake 10 minutes longer. Chill before serving. Serves 12.
 

 

 

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