This recipe was submitted by Denise. It was handed down to her from her mother. I have NOT tested this recipe yet, but it looked so good, I had to post.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Ingredients for the Crust: Use a spring-pan.
1-¼ cups graham cracker crumbs
¼ cups sugar
¼ cups melted butter
Combine butter and sugar with the graham cracker crumbs, and line the spring-pan. The back of a large cold spoon works well for this.
Bottom layer ingredients:
1 lb. softened cream cheese
½ cups sugar
3 medium eggs
¾ tsp vanilla
Cream softened cream cheese, add remaining ingredients and blend well. Pour in pan over crust and bake for 20 min. After removing from the oven, increase oven temperature to 475 degrees.
Top layer ingredients:
1 pint sour cream
¼ cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Blend together, add on top of first filling after it has cooled a little. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on bake rake before refrigerating.
Categories: Cakes · Desserts · Pretty Easy · Recipe
Boiling point of water = boiling point at specified altitude ± boiling point barometric correction. According to this calulation, the estimated boiling point at 9400 feet is approximately 192.5 F. The normal boiling point is 212 F. What does this mean to you? Well, probably not a whole lot.
Use a large pot with a lot of water. Give your pasta plenty of room to breath. In order to get your water to boil quickly – or quicker, cover your pot, flame on high. When your water comes to a boil, drop in one piece of pasta. It will look as though the water is eating the pasta. It will calm after a moment, and then pour the rest of your pasta into your pot. NEVER place your pasta into a pot that is not rapidly boiling — you will get some nasty, mushy crap if you do. If you cover your pot after you put in the pasta, you will have a foam explosion on your hands. Cover partially, but keep a close eye on it. It will boil over. Stir frequently. If you start experiencing that crazy foam madness, blow on it, and it will subside. Some people think if you but a tablespoon of olive oil in the water, it will keep it from foaming up. It’s never worked for me, but you can try it.
Good luck.
Categories: Basics · High Altitude · Recipe
