Apple-Cream Cheese Torte

Recipe Ingredients

		Crust
1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	Unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Unsalted butter - (1 stick) - chilled, and cut into pieces
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract
1 pinch		Salt
		Filling
1 packet		Cream cheese - (8 oz) - room temperature
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Sugar
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Egg (large)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract
		Topping
1/3 cup	65g / 2.3oz	Sugar
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground cinnamon
4 teaspoons	20ml	Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored, (large) and thinly sliced - (abt 3 cups)
1/4 cup	23g / 0.8oz	Sliced almonds

Recipe Instructions

Make Crust: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wrap outside of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with foil. Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Using fingertips, mix until moist dough clumps form. Gather dough into ball. Press onto bottom and 3/4 inch up sides of pan. Freeze 10 minutes. Bake until crust is light golden, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.

Make Filling: Beat all ingredients in large bowl until smooth. Pour filling into crust. Smooth top.

Make Topping: Combine sugar and cinnamon in large bowl. Add apple slices and toss to coat. Arrange atop filling. Sprinkle with almonds.

Bake torte until crust is deep golden and apples are tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Remove from oven; cool 1 hour. Cover; refrigerate overnight. (Torte can be prepared 3 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)  Run small knife around pan sides to loosen torte. Remove pan sides. Place torte on platter. Serve cold.

Source:
"Bon Appetit, March 1999"

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