Apple Streusel Cheesecake

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup cold butter
• 3 (250 g) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup rolled oats
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/4 cup cold butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 apples, peeled,cored and sliced into eighths

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 for the crust: in a food processor, mix together flour, icing sugar and ginger.
• 3 using on/off motion, cut in butter until dough starts to come together in clumps.
• 4 using hands, press mixture evenly into bottom and up sides of a 10-inch springform pan.
• 5 refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 6 using a fork, prick bottom all over.
• 7 bake in oven for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
• 8 let cool on rack.
• 9 for filling: in bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.
• 10 beat in sour cream and vanilla.
• 11 beat in eggs 1 at a time, until well combined.
• 12 pour into cooled crust.
• 13 bake in 300 degree oven for 45 minutes, or until center is just slightly wobbly and indented.
• 14 transfer to rack.
• 15 for topping: meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together sugar, rolled oats, flour, 3 tbsp of the butter, and cinnamon until crumbly; set aside.
• 16 in a large skillet, melt remaining butter over medium-high heat; cook apples, turning once, for about 5 minutes or until golden brown, and slightly softened.
• 17 arrange apples and any pan juices decoratively over cake.
• 18 sprinkle with rolled oats mixture.
• 19 bake in 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
• 20 transfer cake to rack; let cool to room temperature.
• 21 refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or overnight.