PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE WITH SOUR CREAM TOPPING

Steps:

• Crust:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 9 x 3 inch spring form pan stir the crust items together. Press mixture on bottom of pan.
• Tightly wrap outside of pan with heavy duty foil.
• Bake crust 10 minutes, then cool completely on wire rack.
• Filling:.
• In a large bowl with a mixer at medium speed beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Slowly beat in sugar until blended about 1 minute. Scraping bowl often.
• With the mixer at low speed beat in pumpkin, sour cream, vanilla, cinnamon, allspice and salt.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating untill well blended after each one. Pour pumpkin mixture in pan, and place in a roasting pan.
• Place pan on oven rack. Carefully pour boiling water in pan until it is one inch on spring form pan.
• Bake cheesecake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until center barely jiggles. Meanwhile prepare sour cream topping.
• Topping:.
• In small bowl with wire wisk beat sour cream, sugar and vanilla until well blended.
• Remove cheesecake from water bath. Leave water bath in the oven.
• Spread sour cream mix evenly over top.
• Return to water bath and bake 5 minutes.
• Remove cheesecake and put onto a wire rack. Discard foil.
• With a small knife loosen cheesecake from pan, to help prevent cracking when cooling. Cool cheesecake completely.
• Cover, and refrigerate cheesecake at least 6 hours or over night. Refrigerate leftovers.