Bavarian Style Apple Torte

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar

Cream the butter & sugar together. Add the vanilla and mix in the flour. Press into a 9 inch spring form pan.

2 (8oz) packages cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix cream cheese and the sugar. Add eggs one at a time and then vanilla. Pour over crust in pan.

3 cups apples - peeled, cored and sliced
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar

Mix well and pour evenly over the filling. Bake at 350 for about 55 minutes, or until filling is set.

This was a HUGE hit. Pete decided that it was almost the same as his mother's apple torte. And he's requested it again. We had a nice Sunday dinner of roasted chicken, potatoes and bread. I also had roasted carrots & butternut squash.