New York Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 8 ounces graham cracker 15 4 3/4 x 2 1/2-inch sheets of graham cracker; yes, I am crazy enough to both count and measure finely ground…
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 stick or 4 ounces or 113 grams, melted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 packages cream cheese 8 ounces each, softened, Philadelphia is recommended for cheesecakes but if you’ve had success with other bran…
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest finely
• 1 teaspoon orange zest finely grated
• 5 large eggs
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 10 ounces sour cherries or sweet, pitted, they’re not in season here so I used frozen; worked just fine
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon corn starch
• 1/2 cup water

Nutrition

• Calories : 1040 calories
• Carbohydrate : 98 grams
• Cholesterol : 370 milligrams
• Fat : 66 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 16 grams
• SaturatedFat : 36 grams
• Sodium : 750 milligrams
• Sugar : 79 grams