Cara Cara Tart

Name: Cara Cara Tart
Ingredients: Pie crust; 1 stick unsalted butter, softened; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 2 tablespoons honey; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup whole-wheat flour; Filling; 1 cup fresh cara orange juice; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 T orange peel; 2 cups heavy whipping cream; 12 ounces soft cream cheese at room temperature; 2 T sugar or to taste

15 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

Pie crust
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup whole-wheat flour
Filling
1 cup fresh cara orange juice
1/4 cup sugar
2 T orange peel
2 cups heavy whipping cream
12 ounces soft cream cheese at room temperature
2 T sugar or to taste

Directions

1

Cream togther the butter with the sugars, stir in the honey and set aside. .
2

Stir together the salt, the all-purpose flour and the whole wheat flour; using a fork, blend with the butter-sugar mixture until it starts to stick together.
3

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour, preferabiy two.
4

Pat into an 11-inch tart pan, starting by patting along the sides, and then filling in the bottom. Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees, lower heat to 325 degrees and bake an additional 5-7 minutes. Remove and let cool.
5

Combine orange juice, sugar and peel in a small saucepan; bring to a boil and then simmer 15 minutes until reduced by half. Let cool.
6

Whip cream untik soft peaks form; then blend in cream cheese and orange syrup until blended. Taste, and add a bit of sugar if you think it needs it (this depends on the sweetness of your oranges).
7

Scrape filling into cooled crust; grate orange peel over the top decoratively, and chill a couple hours before serving.