Recipe - Bobbie Jeans Almond Cherry Cheesecake

CRUST
2/3 cup Graham cracker crumbs; about
14 squares
One fourth cup Butter or margarine; melted
One half cup Slivered almonds; broken
One fourth cup Sugar

FILLING
8 ounce Cream cheese; softened
One fourth cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 cup Cherries; maraschino

TOPPING
1 pt Sour cream
5 tablespoon Sugar
One half teaspoon Almond extract
Slivered almonds
Maraschino cherries

Mix crust ingredients and press onto bottom and sides of pie pan. Beat
cream cheese and sugar until fluffy Mix in eggs until creamy and smooth
Stir in cherries.

Pour cream cheese mixture into crust. Bake at 375* for 20 minutes. Let pie
cool for 10 minutes.

Mix topping ingredients, except almonds, pour over pie.

Bake pie at 375* for 5 minutes. Top with slivered almonds. Cool pie 8 hours
or over night before serving.

Top with cherries.

NOTES : Makes 1 9inch pie.

Recipe by: SKOPE Member Bobbie Jean

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 523 by "Valerie Whittle"
catspaw@inetnow.net on Jan 14, 1998