Lorna's Ham Cheesecake Appetizer

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 4 eggs
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 lb finely chopped fully cooked smoked ham
• 2 cups shredded swiss cheese

Recipe

• 1 grease springform pan, 9x3 inches.
• 2 coat sides and bottom with bread crumbs.
• 3 beat half & half, mustard, salt, red pepper, eggs, and cream cheese in large bowl on medium speed until smooth, about 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in ham and swiss cheese.
• 5 spread in pan.
• 6 bake in 325°f oven until set, about 1 hour; cool.
• 7 cover and refrigerate no longer than 48 hours.
• 8 about 2 hours before serving, remove from refrigerator.
• 9 remove side and bottom of pan.
• 10 let stand at room temperature.
• 11 garnish with pimento and parsley if desired.