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Recipe by Southern Living November 1999

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Credit: Southern Living

Recipe Summary

Yield:
Makes 12 servings
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press into bottom and up sides of a greased 10-inch springform pan.

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  • Bake at 350° for 8 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle coarsely crumbled Pralines over crust.

  • Beat cream cheese at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add 1 3/4 cups sugar, flour, and vanilla, beating until smooth. Add eggs and egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Stir in whipping cream and lemon rind. Pour in crust. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet.

  • Bake at 350° on lower oven rack 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325,° and bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until almost set. Cool on wire rack 1 hour.

  • Stir together sour cream and 1/3 cup sugar; spread over cheesecake.

  • Bake at 325° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and chill 8 hours. Remove sides of pan. Garnish, if desired.

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