Gerry's Cheesecake

This is my grandmother, Gerry's cheesecake! Thankfully my aunt Renee as a teen watched her make it, and was able to write down the recipe.  Renee passed down the recipe to me. Thankfully she did, as I was able to make it for my mom for her birthday. My mom craved this cheesecake and talked about it often.  After my grandmother passed, my mom always said "Oh, I wish I had Mom's Cheesecake." 

This cheesecake is unlike any other! It's tall, silky, rich, luxurious and delicious! Thank you to my grandmother Gerry for making it, Aunt Renee for writing it down and my mom for craving it!

Ingredients:

For the Crust:

1 pkg Graham Crackers (Honey or Chocolate)

4 tbsp Butter (Melted)

1/4 Cup Sugar (Optional)

For the Filling:

1 LB Cottage Cheese

1 LB Cream Cheese (Softened)

1 Pint Sour Cream

4 Eggs 

1 tbsp Lemon Juice

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

4 tbsp Butter (Softened)

1.5 Cups Sugar

3 tbsp Corn Starch

3 tbsp All Purpose Flour

Directions:

Crush crackers and mix with melted butter (add sugar if desired). Grease a 9" spring form pan and press mixture down firmly to form crust. Set aside. 

To make the filling, cream cottage cheese and cream cheese, add sugar slowly. Now add eggs 1 at a time and blend. Add Lemon juice, vanilla, corn starch and flour and blend. Add softened butter and beat until smooth, add sour cream and blend. Pour over prepared crust in spring form pan and bake in preheated 325° oven for 1.5 to 2 hours. (Until Golden Brown)

Turn off oven and let cake cool inside for 2hrs. Remove and chill. I added fresh berries and sprinkled with confectioners sugar, but no need. Enjoy!