Yeast Bread Recipe ⊶ Apple Danish Cheesecake

An excellent brunch item!

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup ground almonds
• ¼ cup white sugar
• ½ cup butter, chilled
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ¼ cup white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 egg
• ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 cups thinly sliced apples
• ⅓ cup blanched slivered almonds

Cooking Directions

1. To make dough: in a small bowl, combine 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup ground almonds, and 1/4 cup sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Add extract. Shape dough into a ball, gently press dough against the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch springform or cake pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. To make filling: in a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and cream of tartar until smooth. Add egg; beat on low just until combined. Pour over crust.
3. To make topping: in another medium-sized bowl, combine brown sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, and cinnamon. Add apples and stir until coated. Spoon over the filling. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup slivered almonds.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove from pan.

Nutrition Facts

• calories465.7
• carbohydrateContent46.5 g
• cholesterolContent84.9 mg
• fatContent29.1 g
• fiberContent3.6 g
• proteinContent7.8 g
• saturatedFatContent14.3 g
• sodiumContent178.6 mg
• sugarContent28.6 g