Recipe - Apple Cheese Platz

BASE
One half cup Butter; softened
1/3 cup Sugar; granulated
1 cup Flour; all purpose
1/3 cup Jam; raspberry

FILLING
1 pack Cream cheese; 8 oz
One fourth cup Sugar; granulated
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla

TOPPING
3 cup Apples
peeled & cut or sliced up
1/3 cup Sugar; granulated
One half teaspoon Cinnamon; ground
One half cup Almonds; cut or sliced up

Preheat oven to 450F. Cream butter and sugar together thoroughly. Blend in
flour. Press evenly onto bottom and 1 1/2" up sides of 8 1/2" springform
pan. Spread jam evenly over the bottom the crust. Beat all filling
ingredients together with the electric mixer till smooth and light. Spread
over jam. Toss apples, sugar and cinnamon together to coat well. Spoon over
filling. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 450F for 10 minutes, then reduce
heat to 400F for 2530 minutes or till set and apples are tender. Cool
slightly and remove pan rim.

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