Cheesecake Tart with Raspberry Swirl
- Vegetable oil, for greasing the tart pan
- 3 cups ground graham crackers
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons seedless raspberry jelly or jam
- 10 ounces ricotta (1 1/4 cups)
- 10 ounces cream cheese (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons)
- 5 ounces sugar (1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons)
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- Special equipment: an 11-inch fluted tart pan with a removable base
- For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush the tart pan with canola oil.
- Add the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter to a medium bowl.
- Mix until fully combined.
- Transfer the mixture to the tart pan and press into the bottom of the pan and up the sides.
- Cover the crust with a piece of parchment paper and weight with pie weights or dried beans.
- Set on a baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes.
- Let cool before removing the parchment and pie weights.
- For the filling: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Combine the raspberry jam and 1 tablespoon water in a small saucepan.
- Heat over low heat, whisking, until the jam has thinned to a smooth consistency.
- Remove from the heat and let cool.
- Add the ricotta to a food processor and blend until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Add the cream cheese and sugar and blend for another minute.
- Add the sour cream, lemon juice, vanilla and salt and blend for 30 seconds.
- Add the eggs and yolk and blend until smooth and combined, about 1 minute.
- Set aside 1 tablespoon of the cheesecake batter.
- Pour the remaining batter into the tart shell.
- In a small bowl, combine the thinned jam with the reserved cheesecake batter and mix until well blended.
- Dollop the jam mixture by the teaspoon onto the top of the cheesecake batter in a random pattern.
- Using a steak knife, swirl the preserves into the cheesecake batter.
- Transfer to the oven and bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 200 degrees and bake until the center is set, about 35 minutes.
- Let cool to room temperature before serving.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/daphne-brogdon/cheesecake-tart-with-raspberry-swirl.html (may not work)