Post by Activities Director on Sept 6, 2009 21:58:52 GMT -5
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups peeled, sliced cooking apples
Cream butter and 1/3 cup sugar; add 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, beating well. Add flour, beating well. Spread pastry in bottom and 2 inches up sides of a well-greased 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
Combine cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl; beat until light and fluffy. Add egg and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; beat well. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over pastry.
Combine 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl; stir well. Add apple slices, and toss gently to coat well. Arrange apple slices evenly over cream cheese mixture.
Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400 degrees, and bake 25 minutes. Let cool completely. Carefully remove sides of springform pan before serving.
Makes one 9-inch tart
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups peeled, sliced cooking apples
Cream butter and 1/3 cup sugar; add 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, beating well. Add flour, beating well. Spread pastry in bottom and 2 inches up sides of a well-greased 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
Combine cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl; beat until light and fluffy. Add egg and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; beat well. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over pastry.
Combine 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl; stir well. Add apple slices, and toss gently to coat well. Arrange apple slices evenly over cream cheese mixture.
Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400 degrees, and bake 25 minutes. Let cool completely. Carefully remove sides of springform pan before serving.
Makes one 9-inch tart