German Apple Cheese Torte

Short crust pastry with low fat cream cheese, apples and almonds. Very tasty.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• FOR THE CRUST

• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1⁄3 cup margarine
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour

• FOR THE FILLING

• 2 (8 ounce) packages  light philadelphia brand  neufchatel cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2  eggs
• 1 1⁄4 cups  peeled chopped apples
• 1⁄4 cup  sliced almonds
• 1⁄3 cup  grape jelly or 1⁄3 cup red currant jelly, heated

Directions

1. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Blend in egg. Add flour; mix well.
3. Spread dough onto bottom and 1 1/4 inches up sides of 9-inch spring-form pan.
4. Bake at 425 Degrees F, for 5 to 7 minutes or until crust is lightly browed.
5. Combine Neufchatel cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
6. Pour into crust.
7. Top with apples and almonds.
8. Bake at 425°F for 10 minutes.
9. Reduce oven temperature to 350 F.; Continue baking 30 minutes.
10. Drizzle with jelly.
11. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
12. CHILL several hours or overnight. 10 to 12 servings.
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