Bavarian Apple Cheesecake

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 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 Golder Delicious or Granny Smith)
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

1. In a medium mixer bowl beat the first 1/3 cup sugar, butter or shortening, and 1/4 tsp vanilla on medium speed of
2. electric mixer till combined.
3. Blend in flour and salt till crumbly.
4. Pat onto the bottom of a 9" springfor pan.
5. Set aside.
6. Place apple slices in a single layer in a shallow baking pan. Cover w/foil.
7. Bake in a 400 degree over for 15
8. minutes.
9. Meanwhile, for filling, in a large mixer bowl beat the cream cheese, the 1/2 cup sugar and the 1/2 tsp vanilla with an electric mixer till fluffy.
10. Add the eggs all at once, beating on low speed just till combined.
11. Pour into dough-lined pan.
12. Arrange warm apples slices atop
13. filling.
14. Combine the remaining 1/3 cup sugar and
15. cinnamon.
16. Sprinkle filling with the sugar mixture and the almonds.
17. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 40 minutes or till golden.
18. Cool.
19. Remove sides and place cake on serving
20. plate.
21. Cover; chill for 4 to 24 hours before serving.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bavarian-apple-cheesecake-119321 (may not work)