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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Servings: 10 servings
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The History of Recipes
Written recipes as an idea can be tracked way back into ancient history, in truth as far back as early Egypt, and possibly even further. Interesting though that is, generally, these old recipes were just basic hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for preparing meals.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe discovered so far, according to historians is a collection of tablets in Sumerian which show the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made drinkers feel `blissful`. Continuing our culinary historical journey, we have two books which appeared in the 1300s - one book entitled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary titled `Curye on Inglish`. Perhaps surprisingly, these books are nothing to do with the curry that is popular today, but rather recipes for the types of food on the menues of the rich people of that time. Over the following few centuries, the families of Europe strove to serve the most extravagent banquests, and consequentially the best chefs and their recipes could command a high salary. Nevertheless, it wasn`t until the 1800s that formal cookery and recipe collections rose to prominence. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Farmer in the US, dedicated the best years of their lives to collating, verifying, and publishing recipes common in their social group. When we get to the 1900s, cookbooks were starting to become popular as a result of better eduction, people having increased spare time and a general increase in wealth. |
We hope you enjoy this Amaretto Cheesecake recipe.
