Shelly's Recipe

AMARETTO PEACH CHEESECAKE

Category: Cheesecake

3 tablespoons margarine
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
24 ounces cream cheese, Softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
3 large eggs
16 ounces canned peach halves (drained and then pureed.)
1/4 cup almond flavored liqueur

Combine margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in egg. Add flour; mix well. Spread dough onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 450 degrees F., 10 minutes.

Combine cream cheese, sugar and flour; mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add peaches and liqueur; mix well. Pour over crust.

Bake at 450 degrees F., 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees F.; continue baking 65 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. Garnish with additional peach slices and sliced almonds, if desired.