AMARETTO CHEESECAKE

serves: 12

1 cup wafer crumbs
1/2 cup ground almonds, toasted
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
4 8-ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup Amaretto liqueur
1/2 cup apricot jam
1 tablespoon Amaretto liqueur
36 whole almonds, unblanched
3 ounces semi sweet chocolate, melted

CRUST:
Combine first 4 ingredients. Press onto bottom of a greased 9 in.springform pan. Set aside.
FILLING:
Combine cream cheese, sugar and flour, mixing until well blended. Add eggs, one at the time, mixing until combined. Blend in sour cream and liqueur; pour over crust.
Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce oven to 250 degrees; continue baking for 1 hour. Run knife around rim of pan. Chill.

GLAZE:
Melt jam. Add liqueur. Strain mixture and pour over cake. Garnish with chocolate dipped almonds.