Ingredients
6 chocolate wafers, finely crushed
1 1/2 cup light process cream cheese product
1 cup sugar
1 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup amaretto
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
2 tbsp semisweet chocolate mini-morsels
Directions
From: Light and Easy Cooking Collection, Oxmoor House
You can substitute an 8-inch pan for this cheesecake recipe, if
desired. The larger cheesecake will require only 45 to 50 minutes
baking time.
chocolate curls
Sprinkle chocolate wafer crumbs in bottom of a 7-inch springform pan.
Set aside. Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add cream
cheese and next 7 ingredients, processing until smooth. Add egg and
process just until blended. Fold in chocolate morsels.
Slowly pour mixture over crumbs in pan. Bake at 300 for 65 to 70
minutes or until cheesecake is set. Let cool in pan on wire rack.
Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Remove sides of pan, and transfer
cheesecake to serving platter. Garnish with chocolate curls, if
desired. Yield: 12 servings (about 200 calories per serving).
CHOCOLATE MINT CHEESECAKE: Substitute 1/4 cup creme de menth for
amaretto. Yield: 12 servings (about 197 calories per serving).
Servings: 2 servings
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The History of Recipes
We can follow the history of `recipes` far back into distant history, in fact as far into history as pharonic Egypt, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that is, generally, these old records were just primitive hieroglyphic instructions for preparing meals.
In fact, the most ancient recipe found, according to experts in ancient history is a collection of tablets in ancient Sumerian which describe the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making those who drank it feel blissful. Progressing into The time of the roman empire 25BC a roman called Apicius created some scripts showing how to cook the recipes enjoyed by his fellow Romans. In his scrolls, he tells us how the meals of wealthy Romans were split into hors d`oeuvre, entrees and desserts, something we still use today. He also recounts how the cooks of his times were skilled in the use of many spices and herbs, including a few that will be familiar to modern chefs like basil, mint and parsley. Later, we find some books which were published in the fourteenth century - a book entitled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary called `Curye on Inglish`. Despite their titles, these have no connection with the indian curry that is familiar to us all today, but instead descriptions of the types of food prepared by the cooks of the upper classes. Later on in the 1400s, people returning from the crusades brought back a variety of foods and spices from the Middle-East, including spices like coriander, basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new culinary ideas caused an outbreak in books on cookery, most of which are kept safe in academic collections. By the time we get to the 20th century, cookbooks are greatly in demand as a result of increased literacy, people having increased leisure time and a general increase in wealth. |
We hope you enjoy this Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake (Make Ahead) recipe.
