Bea Tollman's Cheesecake Recipe | Grand European Travel

Ingredients

• 3 lbs (1.35 kg) cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups (350 g) granulated sugar
• 6 eggs, separated (room temperature)
• 1 bourbon vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped out
• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) vanilla extract
• Pinch of kosher salt
• 2 cups (450 ml) sour cream
• 1/4 cup (50 g) sugar
• 1 1/4 cup (250 g) finely ground graham cracker crumbs
• 2/3 cup (130 g) white sugar
• 1 1/2 sticks (170 g) butter, melted
• 3/4 tsp (2 g) ground cinnamon (optional)