Thank my mom and the good people at the Unionville House Restaurant for this easy and impressive dessert.

Crust

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour

Filling

8 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla

Topping

1 1/2 lb. apples (about four macintosh apples)
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Method

1.To make crust: Cream together butter and sugar. Add flour and mix well.
Press onto bottom and 1 1/4 inches up sides of 9-inch springform pan.
2. To make filling: Mix together cream cheese and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; blend well. Spoon mixture onto crust.
3. To make topping: Core, peel and thinly slice apples. Arange apple slices on cookie sheet or sheet of aluminum foil. Combine sugar and cinamon; sprinkle over both sids of apple slices. Arrange apple slices in overlapping pin-wheel fashion, over cream cheese filling.
4. Bake in preheated 450 degree F oven for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400 degrees F and continue baking for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature for about 3 to 4 hours before refrigerating. Chill until serving.
Yield: 8 servings.