Granny Barra'S Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
5 tablespoons butter (melted)
Filling
18 ounces cream cheese
6 eggs (separated)
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups sour cream

Preparation

Begin any cheesecake recipe with all the ingredients at room temperature.
This increases the volume.
Crust: In a large bowl, combine graham crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and melted butter.
Mix together until crumbs are moistened with butter; reserve 1/4 cup of this mixture for the topping later.
Press crumbs into the bottom and sides of a spring pan.
Wrap the spring pan with a sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil and set aside.
Filling: Separate eggs; put yolks aside.
Whip whites with 3 Tbsp.
sugar until firm but not dry; set aside.
In a food processor or with electric mixer, whip the cream cheese; add 1-1/2 cups sugar and 3 Tbsp. flour.
Process until well combined about 2 minutes.
Add egg yolks, one at a time, mixing continually between yolks.
Add sour cream and flavoring.
Process just another minute or two until all the ingredients are fully blended.
Gently fold in egg whites; using a rubber spatular.
Gently pour batter into spring pan and sprinkle the reserved 1/4 cup of gramham cracker crumbs on top.
Place pan in a larger pan holding at least 1\" of water.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Bake for 1 hour; then turn off the oven and continue to cook with door closed for another hour.
Open oven door, leaving the cheesecake in the oven to cool down.