Name: Spiced apple cheesecakes
Prep time: 180 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 215 min
Ingredients: 1 sheet frozen short-crust pastry, thawed; 2 x 250g packets cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 teaspoon mixed spice; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 eggs, separated; 1/2 cup cream; 2 apples, peeled, cored, halved, thinly sliced; cinnamon sugar and thickened cream, to serve

Ingredients

1 sheet frozen short-crust pastry, thawed

2 x 250g packets cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon mixed spice

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 eggs, separated

1/2 cup cream

2 apples, peeled, cored, halved, thinly sliced

cinnamon sugar and thickened cream, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease 8 holes of 2 Texas muffin pans. Line each hole with 2 thin strips of baking paper, crossing at the base.

2.Cut pastry into 8 x 6cm rounds. Prick in several places with a fork. Place each round in prepared holes. Bake 5-10 minutes, until golden. Cool.

3.In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar and spices until smooth. Add yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in cream until combined.

4.In a small, clean bowl, using an electric mixer, beat egg-whites until soft peaks form. Gently fold into cheesecake mixture.

5.Top each pastry round with 1 tablespoon of filling. Cover with half of the apple slices.

6.Pour remaining filling evenly over apples. Top with the remaining apple slices.

7.Bake 20-25 minutes, until just firm. Cool in oven with door ajar.

8.Chill for 3 hours or overnight. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Serve with thickened cream.

Brown sugar can be used in place of white sugar to give a slight caramel flavour.
Note

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