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Recipe Ingredient
- Tart Shell
- ½ cup butter
- 1/3 cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- Cream Filling
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup sugar
- Topping
- 3 apples, peeled and thinly sliced
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup slivered almonds or chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Tart shell: Heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
- Make the crust: cream the butter and sugar. Stir in the vanilla. Finally, mix in the flour to make a smooth dough.
- Press into the bottom of an 8inch/20cm springform pan, giving it about one inch/5cm rim. Bake 15 minutes until lightly golden. Remove from oven.
- Cream Filling: Beat all the ingredients for the cream filling together until smooth.
- Make the topping by tossing the apple slices with the cinnamon, sugar and nuts.
- Remove the tart shell from the oven. Spread over the cream mixture.
- Topping: Arrange the apple slices on top, then scatter over the nuts.
- Bake until the apples are tender and golden, about 40 minutes.
