Ingredients for - PHILADELPHIA New York Cheesecake

1. HONEY MAID Graham Cracker Crumbs 1 cup
2. Sugar 3 tablespoons
3. Butter OR margarine, melted 3 ounces
4. PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened 5 (8 ounce) packages
5. Sugar 1 cup
6. Flour 3 tablespoons
7. Vanilla 1 tablespoon
8. BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream 1 cup
9. Eggs 4
10. Cherry pie filling (Optional) 1 (21 ounce) can

How to cook deliciously - PHILADELPHIA New York Cheesecake

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F if using a silver 9-inch springform pan (or to 300 degrees F if using a dark nonstick 9-inch springform pan). Mix crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press firmly onto bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.

2 . Stage

Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, flour, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.

3 . Stage

Bake 1 hour 10 minutes or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Top with pie filling before serving.