New York Style Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. graham cracker crumbs
3/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. melted butter
1 1/2 c. sour cream
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 lb. cream cheese, broken into small pieces

Preparation

Blend cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup melted butter; line bottom of 8 or 9-inch ungreased spring-form pan.
Blend sour cream, 1/2 cup sugar, eggs and vanilla in food blender for 1 minute.
Add cream cheese and blend until smooth.
Pour into pan. Bake in lower third of a 325\u00b0 oven for 45 minutes.
When baking is finished, remove from oven and turn oven on to broil.
Broil cheesecake just until top begins to show attractive brown spots. Refrigerate for 4 hours, preferably overnight, before cutting and serving.