Preparation Time: 30 minutes or less       Cooking Time: 30 minutes - 1 hour        Serves: 10
Category: Dessert       Sub-Category: Cheesecakes        Cuisine: American 
 
 Ingredients:

Cake:
1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons melted butter (or margarine)
19 ounces of softened cream cheese (3 packages)
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons of lemon rind.
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
A 9" springform pan.

The glaze requires:
1 cup of mashed fruit
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/3 cup water 
  
 
 Step 1:

I bought graham crackers and crushed them myself to make the required 1.5 cups of crumbs. It's possible to buy actual graham cracker crumbs at the store, but mashing them is more enjoyable.

To mash the graham crackers, I just put them in a plastic bag and punched away.

Before you do anything else though, preheat the oven for 350 degrees.

Mix the crumbs and the sugar together VERY well. When I had all the crumbs I needed, I just put them back in the plastic bag and added the sugar. Then I just shook it around. When you get it mixed, add the melted butter and stir until you have buttery crumb stuff. It's not going to be thick and paste-like by any means. The crumbs will just be coated.

Once you mix everything VERY well, pour the crumbs into the spring form pan and form the crust. Make sure the sides and bottom are coated very well. It's not going to be completely solid, so be EXTREMELY careful when you move the pan around.

For future reference, a spring form pan is similar to a regular cake pan. The sides of the pan are locked on to the bottom, and can be removed. It would be an extremely bad idea to try making a cheesecake in a regular pan, as the crust is really fragile and whatnot.