Amaretto Cheesecake

Ingredients

1/2 Cup Whole almonds
1 Pound Cream cheese
3/4 Cup Sugar
3 Eggs
1 Tablespoon Vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons Amaretto
3/4 Cup Sour cream

Spread nuts in a baking pan and bake in a preheated 325F oven for 8 minutes or until lightly toasted. Let cool and finely chop. With an electric mixer, beat cheese and sugar until smooth. Mix in eggs, vanilla, Amaretto and sour cream. Reserve 2 tablespoons of nuts, and stir in remaining nuts. Pour batter into a greased 9-inch springform pan. Sprinkle reserved nuts over the top. Bake in the middle of a preheated 325F oven for 25 minutes or until just barely set. Turn off the oven, leave the door ajar, and let cool in the oven for 1 hour longer. Chill. To serve, remove pan sides and cut into wedges.

Notes

This recipe was posted on the Internet Meal Master Mailing List by Georgette and Dave Burnside on 1-26-96, 06:49:17.
Source: Cheesecake, 31 Fantastic Recipes by Lou Seibert Pappas.