Amaretto Cheesecake With Apricot Glaze

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Course : Italian
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 10
 

Ingredients:

---CRUST---
1 cup graham wafer crumbs
1/2 cup almonds -- chopped toasted unblanched
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup butter -- melted
---FILLING---
4 packages cream cheese -- softened
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
4 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup amaretto di saronno liqueur
---GLAZE---
1/2 cup apricot jam
1 tablespoon amaretto di saronno liqueur
 

Preparation:

CRUST: Combine ingredients; press onto bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan. Set aside. FILLING: Combine cream cheese, sugar, and flour, mixing until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing just until combined. Blend in sour cream and liqueur; pour over crust. Bake in 450F oven 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250F; continue baking for 1 hour. Run knife around rim of pan ; cool on wire rack. Chill. GLAZE: To glaze cake, combine jam and liqueur in a saucepan; heat until warm and smooth. Strain mixture and pour over cheesecake before removing sides of pan. Garnish if desired.