Cheesecake with Candied Lemon

Cheesecakes are fun, they can be almost whatever you want them to be. Flavors and combinations are all up to you. Here is the most basic cheesecake recipe.

Ingredients-
2 Lb Cream Cheese
1 Cup Sugar
2 Tbl Vanilla(I used orange extract but what you put here is up to you)
4 Eggs
Crust-
1 1/2 Cups Graham cracker crumbs
2 Tbl Cinnamon(Cinnamon is the name for perhaps a dozen species of trees)
1/3 Cup Melted Butter
1/4 Cup Sugar
Candied Lemon-
1 Lemon sliced thin 1/8-1/4 inch
1 Cup Water
1 Cup Sugar
1 9 inch Springform Pan

Directions-
1. Heat oven to 325 Degrees.
2. Combine all crust ingredients in medium mixing bowl and mix. Butter the inside of your springform pan, press graham cracker mix into the bottom of pan( i used a glass to press it down).
3. In a electric mixer add cream cheese and sugar, mix until it is smooth add vanilla. Continue to mix add eggs one at a time. pour into pan and put into center of oven cook for 50-55 minutes. Loosen from pan and let cool one hour before removing rim. Let chill in fridge for 4 hours.
4. In a large saute pan add water and sugar over medium high heat. Bring to a boil add lemon slices in a single layer and turn heat down to a simmer. Cook lemons for 15 minutes flipping them over after 7 minutes, when done put on parchment or wax paper and let cool...enjoy!