Blood Orange Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/3 cup butter
• 675 g cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 lemon, zest and juice
• 1 blood orange, zest and juice
• 5 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 1 blood orange, zest and juice
• 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 for the crust, melt butter and add to crumbs.
• 3 mix well and press into a ten-inch springform pan.
• 4 bake for about 8-10 minutes until slightly golden.
• 5 let the crust cool.
• 6 beat together cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• 7 add citrus zest and juice. mix well.
• 8 add eggs, one at a time, combining well after each addition, but not too vigorously.
• 9 pour over crumb crust and bake for about 40 minutes. middle will still be slightly jiggly.
• 10 remove from oven and run a sharp knife around the sides, but do not remove ring.
• 11 cool 15 minutes on the counter.
• 12 meanwhile, prepare topping. combine sour cream, citrus zest, citrus juice and sugar.
• 13 pour over slightly cooled cheesecake and let stand for half an hour at room temperature.
• 14 chill completely. remove ring and serve.