Local Pumpkin Cheesecake<\/p>\n
Recipe for 8 servings<\/p>\n
1-1\/2 cups gingersnap crumbs or Graham crackers
\n1\/2 cup finely chopped pecans or your choice of nuts
\n1\/3 cup butter, melted
\n24 ounces cream cheese, softened
\n1 cup and 2 tablespoon sugar white sugar
\n1-1\/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
\n4 large eggs
\n1-1\/2 cups pumpkin pur\u00e9e (freshly cooked)
\n1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
\n1\/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg <\/p>\n
Methods: Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Combine gingersnap crumbs or Graham crackers, pecans and butter. Press onto bottom and 1-1\/2 inches up sides of a 9-inch spring form pan. Bake for 10 minutes in 350\u00b0F oven. Remove and let cool. <\/p>\n
Combine cream cheese, 2\/3 cup sugar and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Remove 1cup batter from mixture and chill for 8 hours. Add remaining sugar, pumpkin and spices to remaining batter; mix well. <\/p>\n
Alternately layer pumpkin and cream cheese batter over the crust. Cut through layers of batter with a knife several times to achieve marble effect.
\nBake at 350\u00b0F for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill before serving.
\nChef\u2019s cooking tips: How to prevent mold on cheese? Wrap it in a cloth dampened with saltwater before refrigerating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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