Dried Apricot Cheesecake
Ingredients
2 lbs. Riccotta Cheese
1/3 cup Heavy Cream
5 oz. Sugar or 1/3 cup
Pinch of Salt
1 tbsp. All Purpose Flour
2 tsp. Finely chopped Orange Zest
5 Egg Yolks
5 tbsp. Sun dried Apricots, thinly
sliced, 1/3 cup
2 tbsp. Pinenuts
Butter, for greasing the pan
Preparation
If your apricots are hard you can steam them in a bamboo steamer and
soak in hot tea. Drain.
Butter an 8" foiled spring pan.
Combine all ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix well.
Pour into the greased pan
Bake 40-45 minutes in a preheated 350° oven. Test with toothpick until
clean.
Cool 30 minutes prior to un-molding.
For Crust:
Combine 1/2 cup graham crackers, crushed; 1/8 cup melted butter/ and
1/2 tsp Cinnamon in a bowl with your fingers and form a thick paste.
Line the bottom of the pie pan before adding cheesecake mix
