Post by Admin on Jul 15, 2005 4:13:33 GMT 10
Apple Torte
For crust:
1 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup well-chilled butter, cut into pieces
For filling:
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
For topping
2 large green apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup coarsely chopped nuts
For crust:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Combine flour, sugar and vanilla in medium bowl.
Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Press into bottom and sides of 10-inch springform pan.
Bake until golden, about 5 minutes.
Cool to room temperature.
Increase oven temperature to 450°F.
For filling:
Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer until smooth.
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Spoon into crust.
For topping:
Mix apples, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla.
Spoon over cream cheese layer, spread evenly.
Sprinkle with nuts.
Bake 15 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
Continue baking about 45 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
Cool tort completely in pan on rack.
Refrigerate.
Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.
For crust:
1 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup well-chilled butter, cut into pieces
For filling:
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
For topping
2 large green apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup coarsely chopped nuts
For crust:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Combine flour, sugar and vanilla in medium bowl.
Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Press into bottom and sides of 10-inch springform pan.
Bake until golden, about 5 minutes.
Cool to room temperature.
Increase oven temperature to 450°F.
For filling:
Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer until smooth.
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Spoon into crust.
For topping:
Mix apples, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla.
Spoon over cream cheese layer, spread evenly.
Sprinkle with nuts.
Bake 15 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
Continue baking about 45 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
Cool tort completely in pan on rack.
Refrigerate.
Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.