Arizona Sunset Cheesecake

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Ready In:
26hrs
Ingredients:
22
Yields:
1 Cheesecake
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Shortbread Crust: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Working on a large flat surface, such as a pastry.
  • board, place flour, pecans, and sugar in the center of the surface and mix together.
  • Form a small depression or well in the center of the mound.
  • Add the egg yolk and the softened butter to the well, then blend these with the dry mixture.
  • Mix the ingredients thoroughly using your hands-there is no substitute for warm hands.
  • Shape the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic.
  • wrap.
  • Chill for at least 10 minutes.
  • Roll out the dough to a thickness of about 1/4-inch.
  • You should have a circle of about 11 inches in diameter.
  • For best results, roll out your dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper, then peel away the paper and cut the crust in a 9 inch circle.
  • Place the circle inside a 9 inch springform pan.
  • Prick the crust several times with a fork to keep the crust from puffing up during the baking.
  • Place the springform pan in the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until light brown.
  • Allow to cool.
  • Using the leftover dough, line the sides of the.
  • springform pan.
  • Press the dough against the sides of the pan, smoothing it so as to have a continuous layer of crust all the way around the sides of the pan.
  • Make sure that the side crust meets the bottom crust all the way around.
  • Brush the reserved egg white onto the shell, covering the bottom and sides.
  • This will seal the dough and keep it from becoming soggy.
  • Set aside until ready to use.
  • Cranberry Glaze Filling: Mix the sugar and cornstarch together in a small saucepan.
  • Stir in the cranberry sauce.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick.
  • Stir in the lemon zest and lemon juice.
  • Set aside to cool slightly.
  • White Chocolate Filling: Reset the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Boil the orange juice and piece of orange peel in a heavy medium saucepan until the juice is reduced to 3 Tbsp- about 12 minutes.
  • Remove and discard the strip of orange peel and set aside the reduced orange juice.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese, sugar, grated orange zest, Crantasia, and reduced orange juice until smooth.
  • Beat in the melted white chocolate and then the eggs, one at a time, beating just until combined.
  • Pour the cranberry glaze filling into the prepared crust, spreading evenly.
  • Pour the white.
  • chocolate filling over the cranberry layer and bake about 50 minutes (the top will be dry and the sides puffed slightly- the center will not be set).
  • Move cheesecake to a wire rack and cool completely to room temperature.
  • Chill in the refrigerator overnight.
  • Candied Oranges Topping: Cover a wire rack with waxed paper.
  • Set aside.
  • Combine the water and sugar in a heavy shallow wide skillet.
  • Stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
  • Simmer 5 minutes longer.
  • Add the orange slices 1 at a time and adjust the heat so that the syrup bubbles only around the edges of the pan.
  • Cook the oranges for one hour.
  • Turn over the top layer of oranges and cook.
  • until the oranges are translucent and the orange peels tender, about another one hour longer.
  • Lift and drain each orange slice out of the syrup, and arrange the slices in a single layer on the prepared rack.
  • Let dry 1 hour.
  • Boil the orange-sugar syrup until thick, about 6.
  • minutes.
  • Loosen and remove the sides of the springform pan.
  • Set the cheesecake on a serving dish.
  • Overlap the candied orange slices around the top of the cheesecake.
  • Reheat the orange syrup, if necessary, and brush over the orange slices.
  • Drizzle any remainder over each serving.

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