Serendipity'S Creme De La Creme Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups walnuts, finely chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 lbs cream cheese, softened
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
6 large eggs
4 teaspoons lemon juice
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream

Preparation

Preheat oven to 250\u00b0.
In a food processor, combine walnuts, butter and flour until smooth. Press lightly with your fingers into bottom of a 10\" springform pan.
In a large bowl, blend cream cheese and sugar on low speed until smooth. Do not overmix.
Slowly add vanilla and eggs; mix.
Add lemon juice and sour cream; mix just until batter is homogeneous.
Scrape batter into springform pan, tapping lightly on counter to get rid of air bubbles. Bake on middle rack of oven for 2 hours until all but the center is set. Remove from oven and immediately run a spatula around the edge of the pan to release cake from pan.
Allow to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until firm. Remove springform ring. Store covered in refrigerator.