Bavarian Apple Torte

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup flour
• 8 ounces cream cheese (1 package)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 egg
• 2 -3 apples, any kind
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon grated fresh nutmeg
• 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease 9-inch pie pan with crisco.
• 3 crust: mix together butter, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 cup flour. press into pie pan evenly across bottom and up the sides.
• 4 filling: mix until creamy: 8 ounces cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract, 1 egg. pour into the crust.
• 5 apple layer: peel, core and thinly slice apples. arrange over cream cheese mixture.
• 6 mix together 2 tablespoons sugar with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg and sprinkle over apples.
• 7 topping: 1/2 cup sliced toasted almonds.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• 9 cool and refrigerate.
• 10 hint #1: i purchase almonds already sliced, and simply toast them in a non-stick skillet at medium-high heat until fragrant and just starting to turn golden, just 2 or 3 minutes.
• 11 hint #2; have all ingredients at room temperature, and make the recipe in the order as written, saving the apple-peeling until just before you sprinkle on the almonds.
• 12 hint #3: use real vanilla extract, not vanilla flavor. it makes a big difference in the quality of flavor.