Fruit and Hazelnut Cheesecake

Ingredients

  • 8 oz Neufchatel Cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup undiluted evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup Granulated sugar|Sugar
  • 3 tbsp hazelnut liqueur
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 3 cups sliced fruit, fresh or canned
  • 2 tbsp apricot preserves
  • 1 tsp water
  • 3 tbsp chopped or sliced Oregon hazelnuts
  • Pastry:
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped Oregon hazelnuts
  • 2 tbsp Granulated sugar|Sugar
  • 1/2 cup chilled butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3 tbsp ice water

Directions

1 To make pastry, combine flour, hazelnuts and Granulated sugar|Sugar in medium bowl.
2 Cut in butter.
3 Beat together egg yolk and ice water; stir into flour mixture.
4 Form into a ball.
5 Roll dough on floured surface
6 Transfer to 9-inch pie plate; trim and flute edges.
7 For filling, place Cheese, eggs, milk, Granulated sugar|Sugar, liqueur and flour in a blender container.
8 Cover; blend until smooth.
9 Pour into unbaked hazelnut pastry.
10 Bake at 325 for 40 minutes, or until tests done.
11 Chill. Layer fruit over cheesecake.
12 Stir together preserves and water; brush over fruit.
13 Sprinkle with hazelnut
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