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BAVARIAN APPLE CHEESECAKE

1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1 tablespoon solid shortening
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon salt

4 cups apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs

1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup sliced almonds

In medium mixer bowl, beat sugar, margarine, shortening, and vanilla
on medium speed of electric mixer til combined. Blend in flour and
salt until crumbly. Pat onto the bottom of a 9" springform pan.
Set aside.

Place apple slices in a single layer in a shallow baking pan.
Cover with foil. Bake in a 400 oven for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large mixer bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and
vanilla until fluffy.  Add the eggs, all at once, beating on low
speed just until combined. Pour into dough-lined pan. Arrange warm
apple slices on top of filling. Combine the remaing sugar and
cinnamon. Sprinkle, with the almonds, on top of the warm apples.
Bake, at 400 for 40 minutes or until golden. Cool. Remove sides
and place cake on serving platter. Cover, chill 4-24 hours before
serving.

Printable version: bavarian-apple.txt.