Apfelkuchen - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups sliced apples
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shells
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
4 tablespoons butter, divided
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Place pie shell in a round cake pan (not a pie pan). Toss apples with cinnamon and place in pie shell. Cream 2 tablespoons butter, sugar, and eggs together. Add salt, vanilla, and cream cheese. Blend until just smooth and pour over apples. Combine brown sugar, flour, and 2 tablespoons butter, add pecans. Crumble this mixture on top of pie. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue to bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool and serve.