1 and 3/4 cup graham cracker
crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons butter
3 (8 ounce) packages cream
cheese, room temperature
1 and 1/3 cup sugar
1 t. vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/2 cups heavy cream
10 large egg yolks
raspberries, to garnish,
optional
Preheat the oven to 350
degrees F. Prepare a 9-inch springform pan. Tear off an 18-inch square of heavy
duty aluminum foil. Set the pan in the center of the square and carefully wrap
the foil up over the edges of the pan, crimping at the top so that it is
secure. Repeat with a second sheet of foil. Be very gentle so it doesn't tear. *Repeat
again with a 3rd sheet of foil Add 2 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and
5 tablespoons melted butter to crumbs and combine. Press the crumbs into the
bottom of the prepared pan. Use the bottom of a glass to press it into an even
layer. You don't have to do a side crust, but you can. Bake at 350 for 10
minutes. Be careful not to tear the foil. Remove from the oven and let cool
while you make the filling.
Lower the oven temperature to
325 degrees F. In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat the cream cheese for 4
minutes, making sure to scrape the sides. Add 1 and 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla, and
1/4 teaspoon salt, and beat for another 4 minutes, scraping sides. Meanwhile,
add the cream to a small pot on the stove. Heat over medium low heat until it is
warm. You don't want it to boil. While that is heating up, crack 10 egg yolks
into a mixing bowl. (Save the egg whites for something else!) Beat the egg
yolks for about 2 minutes, until they are pale. While the beaters in the egg yolks are on, slowly add the warm cream.
If you are not mixing while you do this, the eggs will curdle. Once all of the
hot cream has been incorporated with the egg yolks, it's time to slowly pour
that into the cream cheese mixture. Beat the cream cheese and slowly pour in
the egg-cream mixture. Make sure you scrape the sides and get out all the
lumps. The batter will be pretty thin. Transfer the foil-wrapped crust into a
large high-sided skillet, or a roasting pan. Pour the batter into the crust,
forming an even layer on top. Fill the skillet or roasting pan with HOT water
from the tap. You want the water to go at least halfway up the pan of the
cheesecake. Carefully transfer the water bath to the oven. Bake at 325 for
about 1 hour and 35 minutes. You will know it is done when it is mostly set in
the center and doesn't jiggle too much when you shake it. (some movement is
ok--it will continue to set as it cools. It just shouldn't be liquidy.) If the
cheesecake starts to brown, turn off the oven. At this point you can either
crack the door of the oven and let the cheesecake come to room temperature
inside the oven. I removed the cheesecake but left it in the water bath for a
couple hours so that there wasn't a drastic change in temperature. When the
cheesecake is mostly cool, remove from the water bath, and remove the foil.
Cover the cheesecake with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or
preferably overnight. When you are ready to serve, remove the plastic wrap and
carefully loosen the sides of the pan. I didn't use a knife, just release the
spring very slowly. Garnish with fresh raspberries.
*The foil is to keep your
cheesecake dry since it will be baked in a water bath
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