Luscious Ricotta Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 15 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 lemon, zest of, grated
• 3 tablespoons amaretto liqueur or 3 tablespoons grand marnier
• 1/4 cup apricots or 1/4 cup oranges or 1/4 cup pineapple or 1/4 cup strawberry, diced

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 butter and flour 6-cup spring- form pan.
• 3 beat eggs with sugar in a large bowl.
• 4 add the ricotta and continue to beat. slowly add the flour and baking powder, then add all remaining ingredients, continuing to beat until smooth.
• 5 pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the cake has a light golden color.
• 6 let cake cool in pan, then run a thin flexible knife or spatula around the pan to loosen the cake. carefully remove the rim of the spring-form and slide the cake out.