Categories: Cheesecakes, Cakes, Desserts, Nuts 
      Yield: 10 servings 
  
    1/2 c  Whole almonds 
      1 lb Cream cheese 
    3/4 c  Sugar 
      3    Eggs 
      1 ts Vanilla extract 
      2 tb Amaretto 
    3/4 c  Sour cream 
  
  Spread nuts in a baking pan and bake in a preheated 325F oven for 8 minutes 
  or until lightly toasted.  Let cool and finely chop. With an electric 
  mixer, beat cheese and sugar until smooth. Mix in eggs, vanilla, Amaretto 
  and sour cream.  Reserve 2 tablespoons of nuts, and stir in remaining nuts. 
  Pour batter into a greased 9-inch springform pan. Sprinkle reserved nuts 
  over the top.  Bake in the middle of a preheated 325F oven for 25 minutes 
  or until just barely set.  Turn off the oven, leave the door ajar, and let 
  cool in the oven for 1 hour longer. Chill. To serve, remove pan sides and 
  cut into wedges. 
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