Apple Streusel Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

CRUST
2 cups flour
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup cold butter
FILLING
3 (250 g) packages cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
TOPPING
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup cold butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 apples, peeled,cored and sliced into eighths

Preparation

Set oven to 350 degrees.
For the crust: In a food processor, mix together flour, icing sugar and ginger.
Using on/off motion, cut in butter until dough starts to come together in clumps.
Using hands, press mixture evenly into bottom and up sides of a 10-inch springform pan.
Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Using a fork, prick bottom all over.
Bake in oven for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
Let cool on rack.
For filling: In bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.
Beat in sour cream and vanilla.
Beat in eggs 1 at a time, until well combined.
Pour into cooled crust.
Bake in 300 degree oven for 45 minutes, or until center is just slightly wobbly and indented.
Transfer to rack.
For topping: Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together sugar, rolled oats, flour, 3 tbsp of the butter, and cinnamon until crumbly; set aside.
In a large skillet, melt remaining butter over medium-high heat; cook apples, turning once, for about 5 minutes or until golden brown, and slightly softened.
Arrange apples and any pan juices decoratively over cake.
Sprinkle with rolled oats mixture.
Bake in 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
Transfer cake to rack; let cool to room temperature.
Refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or overnight.