Before you think this is becoming a cooking blog, I will assure you it is not. I have a different post swimming around in my mind even now that has nothing to do with cooking but it involves finding a certain picture so for now, I decided to share this recipe.
Through my many years of cooking--did I say MANY years of cooking?--every cheesecake I have ever made has fallen in the middle. Every. Single. One. So you can imagine my joy when one didn't fall. It merited a post of it's own on my blog and a recipe to share.
PECAN PRALINE CHEESECAKE
1.5 c. graham cracker crumbs
1 stock butter or margarine, melted
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 t. cinnamon (this is optional...I never use as I can't stand smell or taste of cinnamon)
4 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
1 t. vanilla
2 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup chopped pecans
3 T. all-purpose flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine graham cracker crumbs, melted margarine, granulated sugar and cinnamon. Press mixture into bottom and sides of a 9" springform pan. Set aside. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until fluffy. Stir in brown sugar, nuts, and flour, stirring just to combine (do not use mixer for this step). Pour filling into crust, smoothing flat with spatula. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool well and then refrigerate. Loosen side as cools and remove side before refrigerating.
Happy cooking!
Through my many years of cooking--did I say MANY years of cooking?--every cheesecake I have ever made has fallen in the middle. Every. Single. One. So you can imagine my joy when one didn't fall. It merited a post of it's own on my blog and a recipe to share.
PECAN PRALINE CHEESECAKE
1.5 c. graham cracker crumbs
1 stock butter or margarine, melted
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 t. cinnamon (this is optional...I never use as I can't stand smell or taste of cinnamon)
4 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
1 t. vanilla
2 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup chopped pecans
3 T. all-purpose flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine graham cracker crumbs, melted margarine, granulated sugar and cinnamon. Press mixture into bottom and sides of a 9" springform pan. Set aside. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until fluffy. Stir in brown sugar, nuts, and flour, stirring just to combine (do not use mixer for this step). Pour filling into crust, smoothing flat with spatula. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool well and then refrigerate. Loosen side as cools and remove side before refrigerating.
Happy cooking!
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