Gretchen's table: Mom's cheesecake was her pride and our joy
Published in Entertaining
3 eggs, beaten
For strawberry sauce
1 pound hulled and quartered strawberries, plus a handful of halved strawberries for garnish
1 cup granulated sugar
Pinch of salt
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or more, to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare crust: Pulse graham crackers in a food processor several times until you have large crumbs. Add butter, sugar and salt and pulse again until well combined. The mixture will be thick, sandy and coarse.
Pour mixture into a buttered springform pan. Using your fingers, press it across the bottom and up the sides with medium-firm pressure (you don't want any loose crumbs).
Bake until crust is fragrant and edges are golden, 12-14 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack while you prepare filling.
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