Cranberry-Cheesecake Tart (Adapted From Pillsbury Annual Recipes-2009)
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour sifted
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 5 1/2 sticks sweet butter
- 1/4 cup vegetable shortening all-, 8 tbsp
- 8 tablespoons ice water
- 16 whole berry cranberry sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, chopped
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 8 packages cream cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- In a food processor combine flour and sugar and mix. Add butter and give a few good chops. Add shortening in tablespoon sized chunks and chop. Sprinkle ice water over flour mixture and give a few more chops. Pinch the dough if it holds together it is ready. If the dough doesn't hold together add water a tablespoon at a time.
- Remove the dough from the machine and place in a mound. Do Not Knead the dough! Dust the dough with flour, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for about an hour, or up to two days before rolling out.
- Sprinkle a little four on a flat surface and roll out to fit the size of the pie plate. Gently lift from the edges and place in pie plate.
- Press edges with a fork for a finished look.
- Preheat oven 350 degrees:
- Bake the pie crust shell for about 15 minutes or until slightly golden on the edges.
- Cool the pie crust before filling.
- In a medium bowl combine the cranberry sauce, nuts, 6 tablespoons sugar and the cornstarch. Spread this mixture in the cooled crust.
- In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar and egg. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Smooth this over the cranberry mixture.
- Bake at 350 degrees 25 - 30 minutes or until set.
- In a small bowl, mix sour cream, 2 tablespoons sugar the vanilla. Smooth evenly over filling.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes.
- Cool and refrigerate 3-4 hours or until set. Refrigerate remaining pie.
flour, sugar, sweet butter, vegetable shortening all, water, cranberry sauce, pecans, sugar, corn starch, cream cheese, sugar, egg, sour cream, sugar, vanilla
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Cranberry-Cheesecake-Tart-_Adapted-From-Pillsbury-Annual-Recipes-2009_-1651690 (may not work)