NEW YORK CHEESECAKE RECIPE WITHOUT SOUR CREAM RECIPES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl,  mix together graham cracker crumbs, sugar, butter until you have a crumbly mixture.
• Spread this mixture in A 9 inch springform pan/ cheesecake pan and pack it down Keep aside.
• In another mixing bowl, add cream cheese and whip until smooth.
• Add eggs, egg yolks, vanilla extract and mix until combined. 
• Add sugar, flour and mix until well-blended. 
• Add heavy cream and mix until mixture is smooth and creamy.  
• Pour mixture in the prepared springform pan. 
• Place the pan in a NON-HEATED oven and then, turn it on and set to 200 degrees F. 
• Bake the cheesecake for 3 hours. 
• At the 3 hour mark, turn off the oven but DO NOT remove the cheesecake from the oven and DO NOT open the oven door for at least 1 hour.  
• At the 1 hour mark, remove cheesecake from oven. Cover and chill in fridge overnight or at least 6 hours.
• While the cheesecake is chilling, prepare the sour cream frosting by mixing together butter, sour cream and vanilla extract until smooth. Gradually, add powdered sugar and mix until creamy and fluffy. 
• Prior to serving the cheesecake, decorate it with swirls of sour cream frosting. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, ground almonds, and salt in a bowl. Drizzle melted butter and stir until evenly moistened. Press into the bottom and up the sides (as far as it'll go) of a lightly buttered 10-inch springform pan. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to set.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar, and salt and beat until smooth. Add flour and egg yolks and mix thoroughly. Stir in sour cream, lemon juice, vanilla and nutmeg and beat until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, beat egg whites with remaining 1/4 cup sugar until it forms stiff peaks. Fold thoroughly into cream cheese mixture; no need to be terribly gentle with it, but you do want the whites to be evenly incorporated. Pour into chilled crust.
• Bake cheesecake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until top is puffed and lightly golden brown. There will be cracks, but that's what the sour cream topping is for. Without opening the oven door, turn the oven off, and let the cheesecake sit in the oven as it cools for 1 hour. Do not take the cheesecake immediately out of the hot oven or it will fall. After an hour, remove cheesecake and heat oven to 450 degrees.
• While the cheesecake is cooling, make the sour cream topping by whisking the sour cream, sugar and vanilla together until smooth. Once the cheesecake has cooled for an hour, pour the sour cream topping over top. Using a rubber spatula or offset spatula, smooth out the surface.
• Place back into the oven (remember the heat should have been increased to 450° F) and bake for about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack to let cool to room temperature.
• Refrigerate the cheesecake overnight to set. ***Don't put cheesecake in the fridge until it has cooled to room temperature.***.