Lucinda’s New York-Style Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 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