Italian Cheesecake

Recipe Ingredients

		Crust
		Shortbread - see recipe # 22
		Use amaretto and lemon rind
		Cheesecake
3 1/4 cups	474g / 16oz	Ricotta cheese - 30 oz
4		Eggs - large
2/3 cup	131g / 4.6oz	Sugar - granulated
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Unbleached flour
1/4 cup	59ml	Amaretto liqueur
3 tablespoons	45ml	Golden raisins
1 tablespoon	15ml	Candied orange rind*
1 tablespoon	15ml	Candied lemon rind*

Recipe Instructions

* Finely Chop the fruit rinds.

Preheat the oven to 325F.

Press the ricotta through a sieve.

In a large mixing bowl, beat together the drained cheese, eggs, sugar, and flour. Stir in the liqueur, raisins and fruits.

Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 1 hour.

Remove the cake from the oven and cool to room temperature. Chill before serving.

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