How To Make Cheesecake with Graham cracker crust | "The One with All The Cheesecakes" | Friends
I tried to recreate the cheesecake from this episode of Friends.
In the show, the cheesecake is from "Mama's Little Bakery" in Chicago, so I tried making a Chicago-style cheesecake with a graham cracker crust.
I didn't add any toppings but feel free to add some fruit or any other topping you prefer.
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GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST:
12 graham crackers (1 1/2- 1 3/4 cups) (150-160g)
6 tbsp (90g) unsalted butter, melted
1/3 cup (75g) granulated sugar
1. In a food processor or blender, grind graham crackers into crumbs
2. In a bowl, mix crumbs with melted butter and sugar until thick and coarse.
3. Grease bottom and sides of the springform cake pan (9-10 inch)
4. Press mixture on to the bottom of the pan and up the sides.
5. Bake for 8-10 min at 350F
6. Set aside
CHEESECAKE RECIPE:
4 packages (8-ounce/225g) cream cheese, kept at room temperature
1 cup (198g) granulated sugar
1/4 cup (113g) cake flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs, room temperature
1 egg yolk, room temperature
3/4 cup (184g) sour cream, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1. In a bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes). Occasionally scrape down sides and bottom of bowl to prevent lumps.
2. In a separate bowl combine sugar, cake flour and salt. Stir well.
3. Add the flour mixture to the cream cheese and beat for 1-2 minutes.
4. Add whole eggs one at a time and beat well on low speed.
5. Add the egg yolk and beat until well incorporated.
6. Add sour cream and vanilla extract and beat until smooth (well-blended but not overbeaten)
7. Pour batter into the prepared graham cracker crust.
8. Bake at 350F for 30 minutes, rotating 180 degrees every 15 minutes. Then bake an additional 10 minutes or until golden brown.
9. Remove from oven, run a knife over sides of the cake to loosen from the pan and let cool completely approx. 1 hr.
10. Once cooled, remove the cake from pan and refrigerate for 8 hrs.
11. Slice cake with a thin, non-serrated knife dipped in hot water and wiped dry after each slice.
Can be stored in the freezer well-wrapped for up to 3 months.
Enjoy!
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