Baked Cheesecake

Ingredients

• • 250g digestive biscuits, crushed
• • 100g butter, melted
• • 750g cream cheese, softened
• • 200g sugar
• • 3 eggs
• • 1 tsp vanilla extract
• • 200ml sour cream
• • 2 tbsp plain flour

Method

1. Heat oven to 160°C. Combine the crushed biscuits and melted butter and press into the base of a springform tin.
2. Beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Beat in the vanilla, sour cream and flour until just combined — don't overbeat.
5. Pour over the biscuit base and bake for 55-60 minutes until just set with a slight wobble in the centre.
6. Cool in the oven with the door ajar, then refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.