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                       SAVORY SPINACH CHEESECAKE

Recipe By     : "Brew Cuisine"
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cheesecakes                      Vegetables
               Side Dish

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                       Denise Bradshaw BDGM08B
    1/2  cup           Bread crumbs
  1      tablespoon    Butter -- melted
  1      teaspoon      Parmesan cheese -- grated
  1      sm            Onion -- chopped
                       Vegetable oil
    1/4  pound         Fresh mushrooms -- sliced thin
  1 1/2  pound         Cream cheese
  4                    Eggs
    1/2  teaspoon      Nutmeg
    1/4  cup           Light cream
    1/4  cup           Beer
  1      pound         Fresh spinach -- washed

Combine bread crumbs, butter & parmesan; press into an 8" springform pan. Bake
@350 degrees for 10 min. until lightly browned. Remove from oven; lower oven
temp. to 300.

In a skillet saute onion until translucent.  Add mushrooms & cook until they
"sweat." Cool.

Cream cheese, eggs, nutmeg, light cream & beer together until light and
fluffy.

Steam, drain & chop spinach coarsely.  Squeeze in paper towels to remove
excess liquid.  Carefully fold mushroom mixture & spinach into cheese mixture.
Pour into prepared crust & bake for 1 1/2 hours. Turn off oven; set door
slightly ajar; and allow cake to cool for 2 hours in oven. Refrigerate for at
least 3 hours before removing from pan.

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