German Apple Cheese Torte |
|
 |
Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 12 |
|
Short crust pastry with low fat cream cheese, apples and almonds. Very tasty. Ingredients:
1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine |
1/3 cup sugar |
1 egg |
1 1/4 cups flour |
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.
13. Kraft Cookbook.
|
|