Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake Gourmet, November 2003 For crust 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs (from five

4 3/4- by 2 1/4-inch crackers 1/2 cup pecans (1 3/4 o! , fine"y choppe# 1/4 cup packe# "ight bro$n sugar 1/4 cup granu"ate# sugar 1/2 stick (1/4 cup unsa"te# butter, me"te# an# coo"e# For filling 1 1/2 cups canne# so"i#-pack pumpkin 3 "arge eggs 1/2 cup packe# "ight bro$n sugar 2 tab"espoons heavy cream 1 teaspoon vani""a 1 tab"espoon bourbon "i%ueur or bourbon (optiona" 1/2 cup granu"ate# sugar 1 tab"espoon cornstarch 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon fresh"y grate# nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon groun# ginger 1/2 teaspoon sa"t 3 (&-o! packages cream cheese, at room temperature For topping 2 cups sour cream (20 o! 2 tab"espoons granu"ate# sugar 1 tab"espoon bourbon "i%ueur or bourbon (optiona" Garnish' pecan ha"ves (ake crust' )nvert bottom of a *-inch springform pan (to create f"at bottom, $hich $i"" make it easier to remove cake from pan , then "ock on si#e an# butter pan+ ,tir together crumbs, pecans, sugars, an# butter in a bo$" unti" combine# $e""+ -ress crumb mi.ture even"y onto bottom an# 1/2 inch up si#e of pan, then chi"" crust, 1 hour+ (ake fi""ing an# bake cheesecake' -ut oven rack in mi##"e position an# -reheat oven to 3/0012+ 3hisk together pumpkin, eggs, bro$n sugar, cream, vani""a, an# "i%ueur (if using in a bo$" unti" combine#+

,tir together granu"ate# sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, an# sa"t in "arge bo$"+ 4## cream cheese an# beat $ith an e"ectric mi.er at high spee# unti" creamy an# smooth, about 3 minutes+ 5e#uce spee# to me#ium, then a## pumpkin mi.ture an# beat unti" smooth+ -our fi""ing into crust, smoothing top, then put springform pan in a sha""o$ baking pan (in case springform "eaks + 6ake unti" center is 7ust set, /0 to 80 minutes+ 9ransfer to rack an# coo" / minutes+ (:eave oven on+ (ake topping' 3hisk together sour cream, sugar, an# "i%ueur (if using in a bo$", then sprea# on top of cheesecake an# bake / minutes+ ;oo" cheesecake comp"ete"y in pan on rack, about 3 hours+ ;hi"", covere#, unti" co"#, at "east 4 hours+ 5emove si#e of pan an# bring to room temperature before serving+ <picurious= note' 6ake# cheesecake can be chi""e#, covere#, up to 2 #ays+ (akes 12 to 14 servings+