Shavuot Blueberry Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients:
Crust-
0.25 cup pecans (finely chopped)
0.25 almonds (finely chopped)
0.25 cup walnuts (finely chopped)
¾ cup vanilla wafers (finely chopped)
2 tablespoons melted butter
Filling-
1.5 lbs cream cheese
1 1/3 cups sugar
5 large eggs
16 ounces sour cream
0.25 cup flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 can blueberry pie filling

Directions

1. Pre- heat the oven to 325 deg. Mix all crust ingredients together, press into the bottom and 1 ½” up the sides of a 9” spring form pan. Then set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl- beat cream cheese til it’s fluffy and light. Add sugar (a little at a time) and beat til creamy. Add 1 egg at a time (beating after each one). Add flour, vanilla extract and the lemon juice. Mix well. Add sour cream and beat til smooth.
3. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust. Place into the oven on the middle rack and back at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 10-15 minutes. When time is up prop open the oven door and let cheesecake sit in the oven for one hour. Remove and allow cheesecake to cool and refrigerate overnight. Top with blueberry pie filling.
(makes 8 servings)