Cheddar Chili Cheesecake

Cheddar Chili Cheesecake
Bon Appetit

Serves: 12 Servings

Ingredients:

** 1 1/2 tb Butter (for pan)
** 1/4 c Fine breadcrumbs, toasted
** 1/4 c Finely grated ched. cheese
** 6 oz Thinly sliced ham
** 1 1/2 lb Cream cheese, room temp.
** 3/4 lb Sharp cheddar, grated
** 1 c Cottage cheese
** 3/4 c Chopped green onion
** 4 Eggs
** 3 tb Jalapeno pepper*
** 2 tb Milk
** 1 Garlic clove, halved

Instructions:

*seeded and finely chopped Preheat oven to 325. Butter 9" springform pan.
Mix breadcrumbs and 1/4 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 1 1/4 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.