Amaretto Peach Cheesecake

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 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, Peach halves should be drained, and then pureed.
• 1⁄4 cup almond flavored liqueur

Directions

1. Combine margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Blend in egg.
3. Add flour; mix well.
4. Spread dough onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
5. Bake at 450 degrees F., 10 minutes.
6. Combine cream cheese, sugar and flour; mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.
7. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
8. Add peaches and liqueur; mix well.
9. Pour over crust.
10. Bake at 450 degrees F., 10 minutes.
11. Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees F.; continue baking 65 minutes.
12. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
13. Chill.
14. Garnish with additional peach slices and sliced almonds, if desired.