Aunt Jo's Bavarian Apple Torte Recipe

    
    1/2 c  margarine
    1/3 c  sugar
    1/4 t  vanilla
      1 c  flour
      8 oz cream cheese
    1/4 c  sugar
      1 ea egg
    1/2 t  vanilla
    1/3 c  sugar
    1/2 t  cinnamon
      4 c  apples,sliced & peeled
    1/4 c  almonds,sliced

Cream margarine with 1/3 cup sugar and vanilla.  Blend in flour.
Spread dough on bottom and sides of a 9" springform pan.

Combine cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar.  Add egg and vanilla.  Pour
into pastry-lined pan.  combine 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon.  Toss with
apples.  Spoon over cheese mixture.  Sprinkle with almonds.  Bake at
450 for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350, and continue baking for 25
minutes more.  Cool completely before removing from pan.

Autumn Glory Pie
 
     
 
      1    9" pie shell w/pastry for
           -lattic,Unbaked
           top,preferably and
           orange flavored pie crust
   1 30 cn apricot halves,drained
           -reserving 1
           2/3 cup liquid
    1/3 c  sugar
      2 T  cornstarch
      1 ds salt
      1 c  raisins
  1 1/2 t  lemon rind,grated
      2 T  butter (or oleo)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large saucepan, combine apricot liquid, sugar, cornstarch, & salt.
Cook over medium heat until mixture boils & thickens, stirring
constantly.  Remove from heat.  Stir in apricots, raisins, lemon peel &
butter or oleo.  Pour filling into pie shell.

Roll out remaining dough to 1/8" thickenss, cut into 1/2" strips.
Arrange pastry strips in lattice pattern & flute edges.  Bake for 20-25
minutes or until crust is golden brown & filling is bubbly.