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CINNAMON WALNUT CHEESECAKE

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Here is another recipe for your Thanksgiving table...Enjoy!!!
This is one of the first recipes I created back in 1976. I have served it every Thanksgiving since!
Ingredients
Crust 
1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1tsp cinnamon (preferably Saigon cinnamon)
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts , toasted
1/2 cup butter, melted 
Filling
2 8 oz pkgs cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar 
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
3 cups sour cream 
How to make it
Combine graham cracker crumbs,cinnamon and walnuts
add melted butter and stir until well blended
reserve 1/4 cup and press the remaining in the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan
blend cream cheese, eggs, sugar, salt and extracts in an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth
mix in sour cream on low speed until well blended
pour into crust ,top with reserved crumbs and bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour until set (its ok if the center is a bit jiggly)
Cool on wire rack for 1 hour
Cover with foil and refrigerate until chilled(at least 4 hours, but preferably, overnight)
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