Pecan Cheesecake

"My hair stylist gave me this recipe years ago. I have made it every Christmas since. My neices and nephews would disown me if I did not show up with this at Christmas. My oldest nehphew likes it so much that he chose this for his groom's cake when he got married. Serve small portions as it is very rich."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Combine first 3 ingredients and press into a 10" springform pan.
  • Set aside.
  • Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy.
  • Gradually add brown sugar, mixing well.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Stir in vanilla and 1 cup chopped pecans.
  • Spoon mixture into springform.
  • Bake at 325 degrees for one hour.
  • Turn oven off and leave in oven for 30 minutes.
  • Ajar oven door and leave in oven another 30 minutes.
  • Cool at room temperature then refrigerate overnight.
  • Top with whipped cream then sprinkle ground pecans on top.

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  1. I made this yummy cheesecake for an Easter dessert this year. You are right, it is very rich, heavy, and cream cheesy, but had a wonderfully delicious flavor. I chopped the pecans very small so they were distributed very well throughout each bite. I did have a problem with it developing a big crack, but that was probably something I did wrong, because I don't have much experience baking cheesecakes. Thanks for posting this, Luby. We enjoyed it very much, and my co-workers enjoyed the leftovers.
     
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Living in the south we are very lucky to have an abundance of fresh seafood and other ingredients at our disposal when trying new recipes. My husband and I both love to cook and have learned a lot about cooking from our native Louisianian, Paul Prudhomme (we learned to be very careful with his recipes as they are very spicy - even for us), native New Orleanian, Frank Davis and transplanted Emeril Lagasse. It would be very difficult to pick an all time favorite cookbook since I have approximately 200. I enjoy collecting local cookbooks as well as others from different areas. This picture is obviously when DH and I got married. I cooked all the food and even made my wedding cake.
 
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