Apricot-Amaretto cheesecake

Name: Apricot-Amaretto cheesecake
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 150 g Butter; 225 g Sugar; 250 g Flour; 5 Eggs (size M); 2 TABLESPOONS Breadcrumbs; 1 can(s) (850 ml) Apricots; 50 g Amarettini; 500 g Low-fat curd; 400 g Double cream cream cheese; 200 g Schmand; 1 pack of Cheesecake help; 4 TABLESPOONS Almond liqueur; 7-10 Tbsp Sugar crystals; 7-10 Tbsp Grease; 7-10 Tbsp Flour; 7-10 Tbsp Aluminium foil

AUTHOR
Xavier Baldwin

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
90 mins

TOTAL TIME
90 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 16

150 g Butter
225 g Sugar
250 g Flour
5 Eggs (size M)
2 TABLESPOONS Breadcrumbs
1 can(s) (850 ml) Apricots
50 g Amarettini
500 g Low-fat curd
400 g Double cream cream cheese
200 g Schmand
1 pack of Cheesecake help
4 TABLESPOONS Almond liqueur
7-10 Tbsp Sugar crystals
7-10 Tbsp Grease
7-10 Tbsp Flour
7-10 Tbsp Aluminium foil

Directions

1
Knead butter in pieces, 75 g sugar, flour and 1 egg first with the dough hooks of the hand mixer, then with your hands to a smooth dough. Cover and chill for about 30 minutes. Grease a springform pan (26 cm Ø). Roll out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface (approx. 30 cm Ø). Line the form with this and press the dough on the edge. Prick the base several times with a fork.
2
Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and chill. Drain the apricots on a sieve. Crumble the Amarettini roughly. Mix curd, cream cheese, sour cream and 150 g sugar with the whisk of the hand mixer until smooth. Stir in cheesecake aid and 4 eggs one after the other. Stir in cookie crumbs, except for 2 tablespoons, and liqueur. Add 1/3 of the quark mixture to the dough. Spread apricot halves, except 4, on top. Pour the rest of the quark mixture over the dough. Bake in the preheated oven (electric range: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: level 2) on the lower rack for 55-65 minutes. Cover with foil for 5-10 minutes if necessary.
3
Stir in cookie crumbs, except for 2 tablespoons, and liqueur. Add 1/3 of the quark mixture to the dough. Spread apricot halves, except 4, on top. Pour the rest of the quark mixture over the dough. Bake in the preheated oven (electric range: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: level 2) on the lower rack for 55-65 minutes. Cover with foil for 5-10 minutes if necessary. Let the cake cool down for about 15 minutes with the oven door open. Carefully remove the cake from the edge of the springform pan with a knife. Let the cake cool down in the mould for at least 4 hours. Cut the remaining apricot halves into slices. Decorate the cheesecake with the apricot slices, remaining cookie crumbs and decorate with sugar crystals
4
Let the cake cool down for about 15 minutes with the oven door open. Carefully remove the cake from the edge of the springform pan with a knife. Let the cake cool down in the mould for at least 4 hours. Cut the remaining apricot halves into slices. Decorate the cheesecake with the apricot slices, remaining cookie crumbs and decorate with sugar crystals
5
4 1/2 hours waiting time