Apple Danish Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon almond extract 
• 4 cups apples thinly sliced
• 0.3 cup blanched slivered almonds 
• 0.3 cup brown sugar packed
• 0.5 cup butter chilled
• 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• 0.3 teaspoon cream of tartar 
• 1  eggs 
• 1 tablespoon flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup almond flour 
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 cup granulated sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• mixing bowl
• wire rack
• cake form

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.
2. 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.
3. To make filling: in a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and cream of tartar until smooth.
4. Add egg; beat on low just until combined.
5. Pour over crust.
6. To make topping: in another medium-sized bowl, combine brown sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, and cinnamon.
7. Add apples and stir until coated. Spoon over the filling.
8. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup slivered almonds.
9. 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.
10. Remove from pan.