Apple Cheesecake
Crust:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
Filling:
8 oz
light cream cheese
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup sugar
Topping:
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Pinch nutmeg
4 cups sliced apples
1/4 cup sliced almonds
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Crust:
Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy and add vanilla. Blend in flour 1/4 cup at a time until incorporated. Spread on bottom and part way up the sides of a non-stick springform pan.
Filling:
Beat cream cheese until
light and fluffy. Add egg vanilla and sugar and beat until all is mixed well. A couple of small lumps of cream cheese are nothing to worry about. Pour into pan on top of crust.
Topping:
Peel and slice apples. Mix with sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Layer the slices on top of the cheese mixture in the pan. Evenly sprinkle the sliced almonds on top.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes then lower heat to 400 degrees. Continue to bake for a further 25-30 minutes.
Be careful not to tip cake or the apple juice will slip between the pan and the crust and burn.
Note: we arrived late to the potluck so if you were at the front of the line, you didn't even see this one (and there were two!)
Tina:
Your turn now. I want the couscous recipe.