Happy Shavuot. Bavarian Cheese Cake

2 pie crusts, or your own crust:

 

Beat 1/4 cup butter and 1/3 cup sugar in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Blend in 1 egg. Add 1-1/4 cups flour; mix well. Spread dough onto bottom and 1-1/2 inches up side of 9-inch spring-form pan. Bake 5 min.

 

Preheat oven to 450°F.

Cream Cheese Filling:

1 packages 8 oz cream cheese at room temperature

½ cup sugar

2 Tablespoons flour

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs at room temperature

 

Apple topping:

1 large tart apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced

¼ cup sugar

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon vanilla

1/3 coarsely chopped walnuts

 

Line the bottom and sides of a 10-inch spring-form pan with the crusts (the crust should go half up the sides.)

Bake the crust 5 minutes.

 

Filling:

Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer until smooth. Add flour and eggs, one at a time.

Spoon into crust.

 

Topping:

Mix apples, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Sauté about 10 minutes in two tablespoons of butter. Pat dry and spread evenly over cream cheese mixture.

Sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

 

Bake 15 minutes at 450 F.

Reduce temperature to 350 F, and bake another 45 minutes.

Cool the torte completely in the oven.

Let stand at room temperature before serving.

 

Done