Apple Cheesecake Tart

• Base
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup All purpose flour
• Cheesecake Filling
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Apple Topping
• 1 1/2 lbs Granny smith apples
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon (or more to your taste)
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
2. Make crust: cream together butter and sugar. Add flour and mix well. Press into bottom and 1 1/4 inches up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan
3. Make cheesecake filling: mix together cream cheese and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla and blend well. Spoon mixture into crust.
4. Make apple topping: core, peel and thinly slice apples. Arrange apple slices on cooie sheet. Combine sugar and cinnamon, mix in a bowl with apple slices just enough to coat.
5. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bke another 25 minutes. Let cool 3 to 4 hours before serving.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/apple-cheesecake-tart-1211138 (may not work)