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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Cranberry Pineapple Cheesecake Tart

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons ice water
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries

Recipe

  • 1 crust:.
  • 2 mix flour and salt in medium bowl. cut in shortening to form fine crumbs. blend 1/3 cup flour mixture with water. add to flour mixture in bowl. mix together and roll out to fit a 9 or 10 inch tart pan with removable bottom. fit into pan, place on baking sheet. refrigerate while making filling.
  • 3 filling:.
  • 4 preheat oven to 350 degrees. in mixer bowl beat cream cheese, extract and sugar. add eggs one at a time. pour into prepared pastry shell. bake 25 to 30 minutes or until crust is light brown and filling is set. place on wire rack to cool. chill in refrigerator.
  • 5 topping:.
  • 6 combine pineapple with juice, cranberries and sugar in medium saucepan. cook until berries pop and most liquid has gone. cool. spread over chilled cheesecake.
  • 7 optional garnish:.
  • 8 decorate top with whipped cream or frozen topping, sugared cranberries and sliced almonds.

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