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       Title: Easy Apple Torte
  Categories: New, Text, Import
       Yield: 4 servings
  
  
       1/2 c  butter, -- softened
       1/3 c  sugar
       1/4 ts vanilla
         1 c  all-purpose flour
         8 oz cream cheese
       1/3 c  sugar
         1    egg
       1/2 ts vanilla
       1/3 c  sugar
       1/2 ts cinnamon
         4 c  diced peeled apples
       1/4 c  slivered almonds
   :          Whipped cream for garnish
   
   Heat oven to 440. Cream butter, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4
   teaspoon vanilla. Blend in flour. Spread on bottom and
   sides of 9 inch springform pan. Combine cream cheese,
   1/3 cup sugar, egg and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and blend
   until smooth. Spread evenly over pastry lining.
   Combine 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon and toss with
   apples to coat evenly. Arrange apples over cream
   cheese filling. Sprinkle almonds evenly over the top.
   Bake 10 minutes then reduce heat to 400. Bake 25
   minutes longer. Cool before removing springform pan
   rim. Refrigerate until chilled then garnish with
   whipped cream if desired.
   
   Recipe By     :THE DESSERT SHOW SHOW #DS3004
   
                                         Date: Mon, 28
   Oct 1996 08:33:02 -0500
  
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