Old Fashioned Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (9 inch) graham cracker pie crust
    1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
    1/2 cup sugar
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    1/4 teaspoon vanilla
    1 dash salt
    2 eggs
    TOPPING
    1 cup sour cream
    2 tablespoons sugar
    1/4 teaspoon vanilla
    fresh fruit (optional) or fruit filling (optional)
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 325.
    In bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla & salt.
    Mix until well blended.
    Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
    Place crust on baking sheet; pour in filling. Bake 25-30 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean. (It should be puffed up , not sinking in the middle).
    TOPPING:Combine sour cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla in bowl.
    Carefully spread over pie.
    Continue baking 10 minutes; cool.
    Chill 3 hours.
    Optional: Top with fresh fruit or canned fruit filling.

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