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                        BUTTER PECAN CHEESECAKE

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cheesecakes

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                       *Ingredients:*
  1 1/2   c            Graham cracker crumbs
    1/3   c            Sugar
    1/3   c            Butter or margarine, melted
    1/2   c            Pecans, finely chopped
  3       pk           Cream cheese (8-oz pkgs),
                       -softened
  1 1/2   c            Sugar
  3                    Eggs
  2                    Crtns commercial sour cream
                       -(8-oz cartons)
  1       t            Vanilla extract
    1/2   ts           Butter flavoring
  1       c            Pecans, finely chopped,
                       -toasted

 *Directions:*

 Combine cracker crumbs, 1/3 cup sugar, butter, and 1/2
 cup pecans, mixing well. Reserve 1/3 cup mixture;
 firmly press remaining mixture on bottom of a 9-inch
 springform pan.

 Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until light
 and fluffy; gradually add 1-1/2 cup sugar, mixing
 well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each
 addition. Add sour cream and flavorings; mix well.
 Stir in 1 cup pecans.

 Spoon into prepared pan; sprinkle with reserved crumb
 mixture. Bake at 475 degrees for 10 minutes; reduce
 temperature to 300 degrees, and bake an additional 50
 minutes. Let cool to room temperature on a wire rack;
 chill.

 Yields one 9-inch cheesecake.

 Source: "Southern Living: 1986 Annual Recipes" Oxmoor
 House, 1986.

 Shared by: June Hoffman, 7/93



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