Autumn Apple Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

CRUST
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup margarine, melted
FILLING
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups thinly sliced apples (peel removed)
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

--------CRUST-------------.
heat oven to 350F degrees.
mix crumbs, pecans, sugar, cinnamon and marg:press onto bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
bake 10 minutes.
---------FILLING---------.
beat cream cheese and 1/2 c of the sugar at med.
speed until well blended.
add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each.
blend in vanilla; pour over crust.
Toss apples with combined 1/3 c sugar and the cinnamon; spoon mixture over cream cheese layer.
sprinkle with chopped pecans.
Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes.
loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
Refrigerate.