Cheesecake Tart with Tropical Fruits
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons (or more) ice water
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/4 cup guava jelly or crab apple jelly
- 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup guava jelly or crab apple jelly
- 3 small red-fleshed papayas, halved, peeled, seeded, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 2 kiwis, peeled, cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
- 1 large ripe mango, halved, pitted, peeled, diced
- 2 passion fruits, halved (optional)
- Combine flour, sugar and salt in processor.
- Add butter and cut in, using on/off turns, until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Whisk 2 tablespoons ice water and egg yolk in small bowl.
- Add to dry ingredients and blend just until soft moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry.
- Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
- Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 13- to 14-inch round.
- Transfer dough to 11-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
- Press in overhang, forming double-thick sides.
- Pierce crust all over with fork.
- Freeze crust 30 minutes.
- Bake until golden brown, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles or slips, about 30 minutes.
- Transfer crust to rack.
- Spread jelly over bottom of crust and cool.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350F.
- Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth.
- Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg, then vanilla.
- Add sour cream and beat just to blend.
- Pour filling into tart crust.
- Bake until filling is slightly puffed and center moves slightly when pan is gently shaken, about 35 minutes.
- Transfer to rack and cool completely.
- Refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- Cover and keep refrigerated.)
- Melt jelly in heavy small saucepan over low heat.
- Brush over top of cheesecake.
- Overlap papaya slices atop tart in circle.
- Arrange kiwis in overlapping slices in center.
- Sprinkle mango around edge.
- Spoon pulp of passion fruits into center of tart, if desired.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 3 hours.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cheesecake-tart-with-tropical-fruits-104614 (may not work)