1/2 cup whole almonds
1 lb cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp amaretto
3/4 cup sour cream
Directions
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.
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The History of Recipes
We are able to track the history of written recipes back into history, in fact as far back into history as the Egyptians, and maybe even further. In practice though, these, old cookbooks were just primitive hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for preparing meals.
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We hope you enjoy this Amaretto Cheesecake recipe.
