HAZELNUT FRANGELICO CHEESECAKE

Seves 12

Crust:
1 cup flour, all purpose
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter, soft
2 tablespoons milk

Filling:
3 8-ounce cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons flour, all purpose
1 tablespoon hazelnuts, chopped
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
1/4 cup Frangelico liqueur

Crust:
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter in a large bowl. Blend until mixture is crumbly.
Stir in milk to form a ball.
Grease a 9 inch spring form pan. Line bottom and side with dough. Chill.
Filling:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese with sugar, flour, nuts, and vanilla. Mix in the eggs, one at the time to combine.
Stir in liqueur. Pour filling into prepared pan. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes.
Reduce oven to 300 degrees and bake for another 50 minutes or until filling is firm and golden brown.
Cool on rack.