Amaretto Hazelnut Macaroon Cheesecake
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
HAZELNUT CRUST
1 cup hazelnuts-roast 10min at 350
3 egg whites
2 tsp vanilla
2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 tsp salt
FILLING
1/2 cup amaretto
3 tsp gelatin -- unflavored
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 lb cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
2 cup cream
Recipe
Hazelnut macaroon: heat oven to 350. grease 10 inch springform pan.
line with parchment (DO NOT USE WAX PAPER AS IT STICKS HORRIBLY !).
grease parchment. line a cookie sheet with greased parchment
whisk together eggs and vanilla. remove as much skin from the
hazelnuts as is convenient. chop the nuts in a food processor with
one cup of the powdered sugar for 30 sec. add both powdered and
regular sugar. pulse a few times to combine. with processer running,
pour in egg mixture. process for 15 sec until smooth
reserve 1/2 - 1/3 cup batter. pour remaining into springform, smooth
with spatula. pour reserved batter onto cookie sheet, spread in a
7-8 inch disk
Recipe
Hazelnut macaroon: heat oven to 350. grease 10 inch springform pan. Line with parchment (DO NOT USE WAX PAPER AS IT STICKS HORRIBLY !) Grease parchment. Line a cookie sheet with greased parchment.
Whisk together eggs and vanilla. remove as much skin from the hazelnuts as is convenient. chop the nuts in a food processor with one cup of the powdered sugar for 30 sec. Add both powdered and regular sugar. Pulse a few times to combine. With processer running, pour in egg mixture. process for 15 sec until smooth.
Reserve 1/2 - 1/3 cup batter. Pour remaining into springform, smoothwith spatula. Pour reserved batter onto cookie sheet, spread in a 7-8 inch disk.
Bake crust 25-30 min., disk 20-25 min. cool on wire rack
Chop op the disk into 1/8 inch pieces and soak in 1/4 amaretto (DONOT SOAK FOR MORE THAN 15 MIN OR THEY GET TOO SOGGY !)
Carefully remove crust (VERY CAREFULLY). Replace bottom of
springform with foil wrapped cardboard circle. Replace crust.
Amaretto cheesecake filling: sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup Amaretto,let stand 5 min. Heat in sauce pan with hot (not boiling) water stirring for 4 min. Leave in hot water to stay warm.
Beat cream cheese in mixer for 1 min. add lemon juice and zest, mix.
Beat cream to soft peaks. fold 1/3 cream into cream cheese. Fold in remaining whipped cream. fold in soaked macaroon disk bits.
Scrape into prepared pan, cover with plastic wrap. Refridgerate at least 3 hrs. (preferably overnight)
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