Cheesecake ( stephanie's pumpkin )
1 cheesecake
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ¾ | cup | Graham cracker crumbs |
| ½ | cup | Finely chopped pecans |
| ¼ | cup | Firmly packed lt brown sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Granulated sugar |
| ½ | cup | (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled |
| 1½ | cup | Solid packed pumpkin |
| 3 | Large eggs | |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ½ | teaspoon | Fresh grated nutmeg |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground ginger |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | cup | Firmly packed lt brown sugar |
| 3 | packs | 8 oz ea cream cheese, cut into bits and softened |
| ½ | cup | Granulated sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Heavy cream |
| 1 | tablespoon | Cornstarch |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 | tablespoon | Bourbon or bourbon liqueur |
| 2 | cups | Sour cream |
| 2 | tablespoons | Granulated sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Bourbon or bourbon liqueur |
Directions
FOR THE CRUST
FOR THE FILLING
FOR THE TOPPING
For the Crust:
In a bowl, combine cracker crumbs, pecans and sugars; stir in the butter and press the mixture into the bottom and ½ inch up the sides of a buttered 9 inch springform pan. Chill crust 1 hour.
For the Filling:
In a bowl, whisk together the pumpkin,eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt, and brown sugar. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream together the cream cheese and the granulated sugar. Beat in the cream, cornstarch, vanilla and bourbon, and pumpkin mixture. Beat until smooth. Pour the filling into the crust and bake in the middle of a preheated 350F oven for 50-55 minutes, or until the center is just set. Let cool in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes.
For the Topping:
In a bowl, whisk together the sour cream, sugar and bourbon. Spread the mixture over the top of the cheesecake and bake the cheesecake for 5 minutes more. Let the cheesecake cool in the pan on a rack and chill it, covered overnight. Remove the sides of the pan and garnish top of the cheesecake with pecans.
Source: Stephanie Needham, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 315-786-1120 Typed in MM format by Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS