Ralph's favorite apple recipe!
Cream together first four ingredients. Spread dough into 9” springform pan, on bottom and up 1 1/4 “ on sides.
Blend next four ingredients and pour into pastry lined pan.
Mix sugar and cinnamon, then toss apples in mixture. Spoon apples carefully over cheese layer. Sprinkle with…. 1/4 cup almonds or other nuts. Bake at 450 for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400 and continue to bake for 25 minutes or until apples throughout are soft. Loosen torte from rim of pan. Cool before removing rim of pan.
Karleen Tyksinski