Apple Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups peeled cored and sliced cooking apples (such as granny smith or golden delicious)
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1/3 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a medium mixing bowl beat the 1/3 cup sugar, margarine or butter, shortening, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla on medium speed until combined.
• 2 blend in flour and salt until crumbly.
• 3 pat onto the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 place apple slices in a single layer in a shallow baking pan.
• 6 cover with foil.
• 7 bake in a 400 degree f.
• 8 oven for 15 minutes.
• 9 meanwhile, for filling, in a large mixing bowl beat the cream cheese, the 1/2 cup sugar, and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until fluffy.
• 10 add the eggs, beating on low speed just until combined.
• 11 pour into dough-lined pan.
• 12 arrange warm apple slices atop filling.
• 13 combine the 1/3 cup sugar and the cinnamon.
• 14 sprinkle filling with sugar mixture and the almonds.
• 15 bake in a 400 degree f oven for 40 minutes or until golden and filling is set; cool.
• 16 remove sides and place cheesecake on a serving plate.
• 17 cover; chill 4 to 24 hours before serving.