Lucinda’s New York-Style Cheesecake

4 ounces graham crackers, broken into pieces

¼ teaspoon coarse salt

⅓ cup sugar

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

For the Filling

2 ½ pounds cream cheese (five 8-ounce packages), room temperature

4 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature

8 ounces sour cream, room temperature

1 ¾ cups granulated sugar

5 large eggs, plus 2 egg yolks

Zest of 1 lemon

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven and prepare pan,
Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in lower third of oven. Butter bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Line sides of pan with 4-inch-high strips of parchment and butter parchment.

Combine graham crackers and sugar for crust:

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