Amaretto Cheesecake

Yields:	10 servings
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	Preparation	20 minutes
	Cooking	25 minutes
	Ready In	45 minutes

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Ingredients

1/2	cup	almonds	whole
1	pound	cream cheese
3/4	cup	sugar
3	large	eggs
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
2	tablespoons	amaretto liquer
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.