Appletorte Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F(230 degrees C).
• Cream together butter, 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla, and flour. Press crust mixture into the flat bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Pour cheese mixture over crust.
• Combine 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Toss the sliced apples with the sugar mixture and spread over the cheese filling.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and continue baking for 25 minutes. Sprinkle almonds over top of torte. Continue baking until almonds are lightly browned and apples are tender. Cool before removing from pan.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a small bowl, cream butter and 1/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Press onto bottom and 1 in. up sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until smooth. Add egg and almond extract; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour into crust., Place apples in a large bowl. Mix cinnamon sugar and nutmeg; add to apples and toss to coat. Arrange over cream cheese mixture. Bake 5 minutes. , Reduce oven setting to 400°. Bake until apples are tender, 30-35 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., Remove rim from pan. In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Drizzle over torte; sprinkle with almonds. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Combine the first four ingredients. Press onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-in. springform pan. In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Pour over the crust. Combine topping ingredients; spoon over filling. Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until the center is set. Cool on a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator. Cut into wedges with a serrated knife.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in flour and vanilla until blended. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Pour over crust. In another large bowl, toss apples with cinnamon and remaining sugar. Spoon over cream cheese layer., Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 400°; bake 25 minutes. Sprinkle almonds over top; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Remove sides of pan before slicing. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Beat butter and 1/3 cup of the sugar in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add flour; mix well. Spread onto bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup of the remaining sugar in same bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Spread evenly over crust. Combine remaining 1/3 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Add to apples in large bowl; toss to coat. Spoon over cream cheese layer; sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake 10 min. Reduce temperature to 375 degrees F; continue baking 25 min. or until centre is set. Cool on wire rack. Loosen torte from rim of pan. Cover and refrigerate 3 hours before serving. Store any leftovers in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream the sugar and butter in a bowl. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and eggs, and beat well.
• Spoon the batter into a spring form of eight, nine or 10 inches. Place the plum halves, skin side up on top of the batter. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and lemon juice, depending on the sweetness of the fruit. Sprinkle with about 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, depending on how much you like cinnamon.
• Bake one hour. Remove and cool; refrigerate or freeze if desired. Or cool to lukewarm and serve plain or with whipped cream.
• To serve a torte that was frozen, defrost and reheat it briefly at 300 degrees.

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Wrap outside of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with foil. Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Using fingertips, mix until moist dough clumps form. Gather dough into ball. Press onto bottom and 3/4 inch up sides of pan. Freeze 10 minutes. Bake until crust is light golden, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• Make filling:
• Beat all ingredients in large bowl until smooth. Pour filling into crust. Smooth top.
• Make topping:
• Combine sugar and cinnamon in large bowl. Add apple slices and toss to coat. Arrange atop filling. Sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake torte until crust is deep golden and apples are tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Remove from oven; cool 1 hour. Cover; refrigerate overnight. (Torte can be prepared 3 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• Run small knife around pan sides to loosen torte. Remove pan sides. Place torte on platter. Serve cold.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
• Using an electic mixer, cream sugar and butter together.
• Add eggs, one at a time.
• By hand, stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
• Stir in apples.
• Grease and flour a 9 or 10 inch springform pan or tube pan and pour in the batter.
• Sprinkle liberally with sugar.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
• Cool on rack.
• Serve with ice cream or other topping.

Steps:

• Crust: cream butter and sugar, add vanilla and mix well.
• add flour and blend with your hand till crumbly.
• press into the bottom and 3/4 up the sides of 2 9 inch springform pans.
• Filling: beat cream cheese and sugar, add vanilla.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
• pour half into each crust.
• Topping: Mix apples cinnamon and lemon juice.
• Lay apples on top on cheese mixture in a curcular pattern, and inside and outside row.
• Top with almonds.
• Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour.
• Cool on wire rack for 1 hour.
• Remove from pan and refrigerate over night.

Steps:

• Cut peeled apples into quarters, then each quarter into 5 pieces, then partically cook apple with sugar, keep hot.
• Sift flour into bowl, rub in butter, add sugar, then egg and mix to soft dough.
• Roll out half the pastry and line large, deep flan.
• Spread apples to within 1/2" of top of flan tin.
• Grate remainder of pastry over top and bake 25-30mins at 220 deg C (425 deg F).
• Serve hot or cold, with cream, custard or ice-cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream toghether butter and sugar. Add egg and beat.
• Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Beat dry ingredients into butter mixture.
• Stir apples into batter, which will be thick and hard to stir.
• Turn into a buttered 9" pie pan and spread smooth.
• Bake for 1 hour, until just brown.