New York Italian Style Cheesecake

Name: New York Italian Style Cheesecake
Total time: 260
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 pound cream cheese, softened; 1 pound ricotta cheese; 1 ½ cups white sugar; 4 eggs; ¼ cup butter, melted and cooled; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups sour cream; 2 tablespoons lemon juice (Optional)

Recipe by tfernini from allrecipes.com

Dessert 4 Hr. 20 Mins.

Ingredients

12 servings

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1 pound cream cheese, softened
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1 pound ricotta cheese
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1 ½ cups white sugar
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4 eggs
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¼ cup butter, melted and cooled

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3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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3 tablespoons cornstarch
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2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 cups sour cream
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2 tablespoons lemon juice (Optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Move an oven rack to the middle of the oven.
Beat the cream cheese, ricotta cheese, and sugar in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until well combined. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the butter, flour, cornstarch, and vanilla extract; mix until well combined. Fold in the sour cream and lemon juice. Pour the mixture into an ungreased 10-inch springform pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake in the oven for 2 more hours. Remove from oven and let cool completely. Run a thin spatula around the edge of the cheesecake before springing open the pan to remove. Serve at room temperature or cold; refrigerate leftovers.