Bill's Cheesecake with Sour Cream
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INGREDIENTS CRUST
1 cup Graham cracker crumbs
½ cup almonds, ground
¼ cup butter, meltedMix together the crumbs, nuts, and melted butter. Pack onto the bottom of a greased 10-inch spring form pan. Chill 30 minutes.
FILLING
5 eggs, separated
¼ cup flour, sifted
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1-½ pounds cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
1-¼ cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon saltFILLING - Beat together the cream cheese, 1 cup of the sugar, and the salt. Add the flour and the egg yolks, one at a time, beating until very smooth. Beat in the lemon juice, vanilla, almond extract and sour cream.
Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, then gradually beat in the remaining sugar until stiff, but not dry; fold into the cheese mixture. Slowly pour into the prepared spring form pan.
Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 1-¼ hours. Open the oven door, turn off oven, and leave the cake to cool for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and finish cooling on a cake rack, then chill at least 1 hour before removing sides of pan. Chill.