Dreamy Creamy Cheesecake

This is a basic cheesecake recipe, it's the one recipe I can count on to always bake out the best, and is very easy to make also, it's a blank canvass for any topping you desire, you can substitute any flavor of extract you desire for the vanilla, I have even used 3-4 tablespoons of Irish cream or use any flavor of liquer the possibilities with this cheesecake are endless, for the best results use only full-fat products for this recipe!

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 1 (9-inch) cheesecake

Ingredients

• 16  graham crackers, crushed
• 3  tablespoons butter or 3  tablespoons margarine, melted
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 3⁄4 cup half-and-half cream
• 4  large eggs (or extra large)
• 1  cup sour cream
• 1  tablespoon vanilla
• 1⁄4 cup flour

Directions

1. Set oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a 9-inch springform baking pan.
3. Mix the crackers with melted butter, and press into bottom of the pan.
4. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, vanilla and sugar beat with an elecrtic mixer until smooth (about 5 minutes).
5. Add in half and half cream until well blended.
6. Seperate the 4 eggs into a bowl (making certain there is no shell) and beat slightly.
7. Add in eggs to cream cheese mixture, and beat until combined (about 1 minute).
8. Add in the sour cream and flour; beat until combined and smooth.
9. Bake for 1 hour.
10. Turn off oven heat (keep oven door closed).
11. Let the cheesecake sit in the oven without heat for 1 hour (this prevents cracking).
12. Chill in the refrigerator about 7 hours (or overnight is even better) before serving.