You can use a 9 inch springform pan, but I use a 9 inch glass casserole dish; being glass you want to reduce the temperature by 25 degrees to 325F. I prefer to line the dish with foil for easier extraction. If you want to prevent it from cracking, there's a few things you can do: 1. Use a water bath; also makes it creamier 2. Don't over-mix the ingredients, just enough to incorporate them 3. Don't bake at too-high a temperature; If you're baking BUY AN OVEN THERMOMETER to check the accuracy of your oven's settings. 4. Grease the inside of the dish so it can pull away as it cools & shrinks. 5. Don't cool too quickly. After the 1 hour of baking, just turn off the oven, leave the door closed & let it sit in there for an hour, then bring it out & set it on a rack to cool for another hour at room temperature; afterwards, place it in the refrigerator to cool overnight so it can properly set. It will have the best flavor and consistency after having at least 24 hours to set and develop; preferably 2 days. A cheesecake in the fridge is good for about 5-7 days.
15 graham crackers (crushed), 4 eggs, 2 tablespoons butter, melted, 1 cup sour cream, 4 packages cream cheese, 1 tablespoon vanilla, 1/4 cup flour, 1 1/2 cups white sugar, 3/4 cup milk. You want your eggs, cream cheese & sour cream at room temperature; leave it sit out about a 1/2 hour to accomplish this. I microwave the milk for ~20 seconds to warm it up too. That way your ingredients don't seize up as you're incorporating them.
Preheat oven to 350F or 325 if using glass; mix crumbs and melted butter, press into bottom of baking vessel. In a bowl, mix cream cheese with sugar, mix in milk, then eggs one at a time. Then mix in flour, vanilla, & sour cream. Bake for an hour, turn off oven, leave door closed & let it cool in closed oven for at least an hour. Then remove from oven and set on rack at room temp for another hour, then place in fridge to set overnight. You can leave it in the oven after done baking for 5 hours if you like to be extra sure it won't crack, then place directly into fridge.