My Favorite Cheesecake

• 1/4 cup butter 
• 1/4 cup sugar 
• 2 8 oz packages of cream cheese, softened 
• 3 eggs 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt 
• 1/4 cup lemon juice 
• 1-8 ounce container of sour cream 

Method 

Preheat the oven to 300°F. In a saucepan, melt the butter and stir in the crumbs and sugar. Pat firmly on the bottom of a buttered 9 inch spring form pan. 
In a large mixer bowl beat the cheese until fluffy. 
Beat in the sweetened condensed milk, eggs, and salt until smooth. Stir in the lemon juice. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until the cake springs back  when lightly touched about 1 inch from the center. Turn the oven off. Spread the sour cream onto the cheesecake. To minimize cracking, return the cheesecake to the oven for 1 hour.  Chill. 
Remove the side of the pan. Garnish as desired. 

Submitted by: Mark 
Montana