Apple Cheesecake

Directions

Preheat oven to 450℉ (230℃).

Cream first 4 ingredients together. Spread in bottom on greased springform pan and approx.

1½ inches up side. Blend next 3 ingredients until smooth.

Pour on top on dough. Mix remaining ingredients together, except nuts.

Place over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle chopped nuts on top.

Bake for 10 minutes. Lower heat to 400℉ (200℃) and bake for 25 minutes.

Do not remove ring until cake has set overnight and is well together.

Run knife around side of springform pan while cake is cooling, so it is not too stuck to side.

Note: Alternative to chopped nuts might be brown sugar and cinnamon mixture or a topping similar to that on an apple crisp recipe with oatmeal.