Grandma's Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients

Graham Cracker Crust:

1 ¹/₂ cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs
¹/₃ cup sugar
6 tablespoons butter, melted
¹/₂ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cheese filling:

6 large eggs
1 cup sugar
16 oz cream cheese
1 cup sour cream [or plain yoghurt]
¹/₄ teaspoon salt
¹/₄ teaspoon lemon rind [may be omitted]
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons flour

For best results, use room-temperature ingredients.

Preheat oven to 450°F
Prepare graham cracker crust and pat into a 10-inch spring form pan.
Separate eggs, set aside yolks. Beat whites until stiff, set aside whites.
In a mixing bowl, cream together sugar and cream cheese.
Add yolks and beat until well mixed.
Add and blend sour cream, salt, lemon rind, vanilla, lemon juice and flour.
Fold in egg whites, and pour into prepared graham cracker crust.
Bake in preheated oven at 450°F for 12 - 15 minutes [recipe versions vary, I did 15 minutes, but you might want to try 12 minutes], then reduce heat to 250°F and bake for 90 minutes. Turn off oven and leave in for another 60 minutes.

note: If you are like me, you won't need to preheat the oven until about step 3 - 4. =P
Also, if you let the Cheesecake age in the fridge for 2 - 3 days, that's supposed to make it better.