Autumn Cheesecake

Serving Size: 10

Ingredients:
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup margarine, melted
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups thinly sliced peeled apples
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Cooking Directions:

Combine crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and margarine, press onto bottom of 9-inch
springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees F., 10 minutes. Combine cream cheese
and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer, until well blended.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in
vanilla, pour over crust. Toss apples with combined sugar and cinnamon.
Spoon apple mixture over cream cheese layer; sprinkle with pecans. Bake
at 350 degrees F., 1 hour and 10 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan;
cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. VARIATION: Add 1/2 Cup finely
chopped pecans with crumbs for crust. Continue as directed.