Cheddar Chili Cheesecake
Yield
1 cakePrep
20 minCook
40 minReady
60 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | tablespoons |
butter
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
bread crumbs
fine |
|
| ¼ | cup |
cheddar cheese
grated |
|
| 6 | ounces |
ham
thin sliced |
|
| 1 ½ | pounds |
cream cheese
room temp. |
|
| ¾ | pound |
cheddar cheese, very old, sharp
grated |
|
| 1 | cup |
cottage cheese
|
*
|
| ¾ | cup |
scallions, spring or green onions
chopped |
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
jalapeño pepper
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
milk
|
|
| 1 | each |
garlic cloves
halved |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 59 | ml |
bread crumbs
fine |
|
| 59 | ml |
cheddar cheese
grated |
|
| 173.4 | ml/g |
ham
thin sliced |
|
| 680.4 | g |
cream cheese
room temp. |
|
| 340.2 | g |
cheddar cheese, very old, sharp
grated |
|
| 237 | ml |
cottage cheese
|
*
|
| 177 | ml |
scallions, spring or green onions
chopped |
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 45 | ml |
jalapeño pepper
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 1 | each |
garlic cloves
halved |
|
Directions
Preheat oven to 325.
Butter 9 inch springform pan.
Mix breadcrumbs and ¼ cup cheddar.
Sprinkle mixture into pan, turning to coat.
Refrigerate.
Dice about half of ham; reserve remaining slices.
Mix diced ham with remaining ingredients in blender or processor until smooth.
Pour slightly more than half of filling into prepared pan.
Top with reserved ham slices in even layer.
Cover with remaining filling.
Set pan on baking sheet. Bake 1¼ hours. Turn oven off and cool cheesecake about 1 hour with door ajar. Transfer cheesecake to rack. Remove sides of pan. Cool to room temperature before serving.
