Philadelphia Okanagan Cheesecake
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Cheesecakes
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 12
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 1/2  cups          Crushed ginger cookies
     1/2  cup           Toasted pecans -- chopped fine
     1/4  cup           Butter -- melted
   3      8 oz package  cream cheese
                        Softened
   1      cup           Sugar
     1/2  teaspoon      Lemon juice
     1/2  teaspoon      Vanilla extract
   3                    Eggs
   2                    Apples -- sliced and sprinkled
                        With sugar and cinnamon
     1/2  cup           Apple jelly -- melted
 

Preparation:

Heat oven to 350F. Combine cookie crumbs, pecans and butter, press onto bottom and 2" up the sides of a 9" springform pan. Bake 10 minutes. With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, just until blended. Pour over crust. Top with apple slices in a pinwheel pattern. Bake 50 minutes or until set. Cool. Refrigerate overnight. Just before serving, spoon jelly over surface. Garnish as desired.