Golden Apple Cheesecake
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
Sweet Pastry (recipe follows)
4 cups peeled, cored, and thinly sliced apples
1 package (8-ounce) cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 sliced almonds
Recipe
Sweet Pastry
In medium bowl with electric mixer, beat 6 tablespoons softened butter, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, and 1/8 teaspoon salt until smooth. Stir in 1cup all-purpose flour until soft dough forms.
1.) Prepare Sweet Pastry. Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Pat pastry into bottom and 1 1/4 inches up sides of lightly greased springform pan. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned; set aside. Reduce oven heat to 400 degrees F.
2.) Place apples in shallow pan, cover with foil, and bake 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat cream cheese with 1/3 cup sugar. Beat in egg, lemon zest, vanilla, and salt until smooth; spoon into partially baked pie shell.
3.) Arrange warm, partially cooked apple slices on top of cream cheese layer. Combine remaining 1/3 cup sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle over apples. Top with almonds. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until crust is brown and apples are tender. Cool before cutting.
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