Old Fashioned Cheesecake

This is a fairly simple, inexpensive and delicious recipe. I made it as part of my menu for our 20th wedding anniversery dinner.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 pie

Ingredients

• 9  inches graham cracker pie crust
• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1  dash salt
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup sour cream
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a bowl, combone cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, 1/4 tsp vanilla and salt. Mix well until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
2. Place crust in its pie tin on a baking sheet; pour in filling. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean.
3. For topping, combine the sour cream, sugar and 1/4 tsp vanilla and carefully spread over pie.
4. Bake the pie for an additional 10 minutes; cool. Chill at least 3 hours.
5. Top with fresh fruit or canned pie filling.