Bavarian Apple Torte



	Bavarian Apple Torte desserts, fruits, pies ----PASTRY---- 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup butter 1 tablespoon shortening 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup flour ----FILLING---- 5 apples; winesap, golden delicious 8 oz cream cheese; room temp 1/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 cinnamon sugar 1/2 cup sliced almonds Pastry: cream sugar, butter, shortening and vanilla. Blend in flour and pat into bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of greased 9 inch spring form pan. Place in 400F oven for 15 minutes. Pare and slice apples to make 1 quart (4 cups). Filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, lemon peel, vanilla and salt until smooth. Pour over pastry. Top with apple slices, cinnamon sugar and nuts. Bake at 400F for 40 minutes. From "A Flock of Good Recipes," Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, Ellison Bay and Sister Bay (Door County), Wisconsin Good Tastes column, Green Bay Press Gazette, 10/1/1995