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Butter Pecan Cheesecake Recipe


   
Recipe Categories: Cheesecakes
Average Rating: (5 votes)
Yield: 6 servings
 
Ingredients
  1 1/2  c Graham cracker crumbs  
  1/3  c Sugar  
  1/3  c Butter or margarine, melted  
  1/2  c Pecans, finely chopped  
  3  pk Cream cheese (8-oz pkgs),  
    -softened  
  1 1/2  c Sugar  
  3   Eggs  
  2   Crtns commercial sour cream  
    -(8-oz cartons)  
  1  ts Vanilla extract  
  1/2  ts Butter flavoring  
  1  c Pecans, finely chopped,  
    -toasted  
 
Instructions
 
  1. Combine cracker crumbs, 1/3 cup sugar, butter, and 1/2 cup pecans, mixing well. Reserve 1/3 cup mixture; firmly press remaining mixture on bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.

 
  2. Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually add 1-1/2 cup sugar, mixing well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sour cream and flavorings; mix well. Stir in 1 cup pecans.

 
  3. Spoon into prepared pan; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Bake at 475 degrees for 10 minutes; reduce temperature to 300 degrees, and bake an additional 50 minutes. Let cool to room temperature on a wire rack; chill.

 
  Makes one 9-inch cheesecake.

 
  Source: "Southern Living: 1986 Annual Recipes" Oxmoor House, 1986.

 
  Shared by: June Hoffman, 7/93

 
   


 



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