Cranberry Pineapple Cheesecake Tart

Name: Cranberry Pineapple Cheesecake Tart
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 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

Submitted by SassiFras

"While searching for a way to use up all of the cranberries I have bought in the last couple of weeks, I found this tasty recipe. I found this online @ http://www.cranberries.org courtesy of Massachusetts Cranberry Harvest Festival Recipes 1997, Second Place - Best of Show Lorraine G. Garr. I'm putting this here for safe keeping."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 8-10

ingredients

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

directions

Crust:.
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.
Filling:.
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.
Topping:.
Combine pineapple with juice, cranberries and sugar in medium saucepan. Cook until berries pop and most liquid has gone. Cool. Spread over chilled cheesecake.
Optional Garnish:.
Decorate top with whipped cream or frozen topping, sugared cranberries and sliced almonds.

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SassiFras

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