Mock Salmon Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter (for pan)
• 1/4 cup fine breadcrumbs, lightly toasted
• 1/4 cup finely grated sharp cheddar cheese (for bottom layer)
• 6 ounces stripples imitation bacon (or use real bacon)
• 1 1/2 lbs cream cheese, room temperature (3-8 oz. pkgs.)
• 3/4 lb sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 3/4 cup chopped green onion
• 4 eggs
• 3 tablespoons seeded and finely chopped jalapeno peppers
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 clove garlic, halved

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325*.
• 2 butter 9 inch springform pan (if you don't have one, just use a pie pan or a quiche pan).
• 3 mix breadcrumbs and the 1/4 cup cheddar.
• 4 sprinkle mixture into pan, turning to coat.
• 5 refrigerate.
• 6 dice the stripples (or bacon), mix with remaining ingredients in blender or processor until smooth.
• 7 pour mixture into prepared pan.
• 8 set pan on baking sheet.
• 9 bake 1 1/4 hrs.
• 10 turn oven off and cool cheesecake about 1 hour with door ajar.
• 11 transfer cheese cake to rack.
• 12 remove sides of pan.
• 13 cool cheesecake to room temperature before serving.
• 14 makes 40-60 appetizer servings.