Mom's Cheesecake

Ingredients:

• Crust:
• 1 1/3 cups cinnamon graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• Filling:
• 16 ounces of cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• Topping:
• 1 cup room temperature sour cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Step by Step Instructions:

Crust
Combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar.  
Melt butter and add to mixture. Combine well.  
Press in the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan.  
Refrigerate. 

Filling
Preheat oven to 300º.
Beat cream cheese until smooth.
Add 1 cup sugar (a little at a time) until smooth.
Add eggs 1 at a time while scrapping the side.
Make sure filling is mixed well and has no lumps.
Pour in pan refrigerated pan and bake for 1 hour.
Do NOT open the oven during the baking process.  
After 1 hour turn off the oven, leave cheese cake in oven, and leave the door ajar for 30 minutes using a pot holder.

For low humidity areas: Wrap the pan in tin foil, place on a baking sheet, and add 1/2 inch of water to the pan. 

Topping
Combine room temperature sour cream with sugar and vanilla.
Mix well.
Carefully spread on cheesecake and return to oven with the oven still off and door ajar for another 30 minutes.

Remove from oven cover pan with foil and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.