Shoney's Original Strawberry Cheesecake

Yield: 1 (9 inch) pie

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 40 ounces cream cheese
• 5 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1/8 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup fresh strawberries
• 1 package strawberry glaze

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Mix the Graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar and the melted butter together.
3. Press mixture into the bottom of one 9 or 10 inch springform pan.
4. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, eggs and egg yolks; mix until smooth.
5. Add the remaining 1 3/4 cups white sugar, the flour and the heavy cream. Blend until smooth.
6. Pour batter into prepared pan.
7. Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 10 minutes, then turn oven temperature down to 200 degrees F (100 degrees C) and continue baking for 1 hour.
8. Let cheesecake cool, then refrigerate.
9. Mix strawberries and glaze gently. Top pie when ready to serve.

Attribution

Posted by CookinMom at Recipe Goldmine May 3, 2001.