Italian Cheesecake

Ingredients

1 shortbread see recipe
1 use ameretto
3 1/4 c riccotta cheese
4 eggs
5/8 c sugar granulated
1/4 c unbleached flour
1/4 c ameretto liqueur
3 tb golden raisins
1 tb candied orange rind
1 tb candied lemon rind

Instructions

* Finely Chop the fruit rinds. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Press the ricotta through a sieve. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the drained cheese, eggs, sugar, and flour. Stir in the liqueur, raisins and fruits. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 1 hour. Remove the cake from the oven and cool to room temperature. Chill before serving.