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Crust: 1 1/2 cups pretzel crumbs 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted Cheesecake: 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1 cup sugar 4 large eggs 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 1/4 cup tequila 1/4 cup Triple Sec or other orange flavored liqueur Garnishes: lime slices, fresh strawberries Crust: Combine pretzel crumbs and butter; firmly press on bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Set crust aside. Cheesecake: Place strawberries in a container of an electric blender; process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides. Reserve 1/2 cup puree. Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in lime juice, tequila, and liqueur. Pour into prepared pan; pour reserved strawberry puree on top in a circle, and gently swirl batter with a knife. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes (center will be soft). Remove from oven, and run knife around edge of pan to release sides. Return to oven; turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven 30 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool completely on a wire rack. Remove from pan; cover with plastic wrap, and chill 8 hours. Do not cover with aluminum foil. Garnish if, desired. Yield: one cheesecake. This recipe is from an actual cookbook printed by Fundcraft Publishing! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: Cookbooks.com! Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |