Schreiner's Restaurant Dairyland Cheesecake

Source: Recipe by Paul Cunningham, Manager, Schreiner's Restaurant, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 2/3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1/4 lemon juice
1 cup dairy sour cream
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon sugar

Combine crumbs and sugar; add butter. Mix until butter is thoroughly combines with crumbs; press onto bottom of 9-inch spring form pan.

Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in juice; pour over crust.

Bake at 350 degrees F for one hour.

Combine sour cream, lemon peel, and sugar; carefully spread over cheesecake. Bake 5 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing pan. Chill.

Makes 12 servings.