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L'orange and Citron Cream Cheese Tarte
in Diana's Recipe Book
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Servings: 8 |
Ingredients: 1 (9-inch) refrigerated pie crust (such as Pillsbury) Lemon-Orange Filling: 1 1/2 cups sugar 6 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cups water 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel 1 teaspoon grated orange peel 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice 1/3 cup fresh orange juice 2-3 drops orange or yellow food coloring* (optional) Cream Cheese Filling: 2 packages (one 8-ounces and one 3-ounces) cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1 1/2 cups non-dairy whipped topping 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice Sliced almonds for garnishing top of pie (tarte) |
Instructions: Line unbaked and un-pricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450*F for 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in water; bring to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; cool and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat; stir in butter, lemon peel, orange peel, and food coloring*, if desired. Gently stir in lemon juice, and orange juice, careful not to over mix. cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping and lemon and orange juice. Refrigerate 1/2 cup for garnish**. Spread remaining cream cheese mixture into shell; top with lemon filling. Chill overnight. Place reserved cream cheese mixture in a pastry bag with a star tip and pipe stars onto tarte. Store in refrigerator. *Note: If you are going to use food coloring, be careful when you are measuring, as a very little goes a long way. **Note: If needed, you might want to add more whipped topping to the reserved ½ cup of cream cheese mixture. I find I need a little more than the recipe calls for to decorate the top of tarte with piped stars or rosettes. |
Source: DianasDesserts.com |
Date: March 3, 2002 |
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Reviewer: Cornelia
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Very tasty, this combination of orange and citron, and also very daring.
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Very tasty, this combination of orange and citron, and also very daring.
Reviewer: Claudia
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Very good! Had trouble thickening the orange-lemon filling, probably because I was trying to make enough for 4.
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Very good! Had trouble thickening the orange-lemon filling, probably because I was trying to make enough for 4.