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Cheese Tart With Strawberry-orange Compote

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      Title: CHEESE TART WITH STRAWBERRY-ORANGE COMPOTE
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
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      1    Pate Sucree Dough
           -see separate recipe
     15 oz Whole-milk ricotta cheese
      8 oz Cream cheese
    1/2 c  Sugar
      2 tb Honey
      4    Large eggs
      1 c  Whipping cream
      1 ts Grated orange peel
      1 ts Orange flower water*

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      4    Oranges
      2    (1 pint) baskets,
           -strawberries, hulled,
           -halved
    1/4 c  Sugar
      2 tb Honey
      2 ts Orange flower water
      2 ts Grated orange peel
 
  *A flavoring extract available at liquor stores and in the liquor or
  specialty foods section of some supermarkets.
  
  FOR TART: Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 350F.
  Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 14-inch-diameter round.
  Roll up on rolling pin and transfer to 9-inch diameter tart pan with
  removable bottoms and 2-ionch-high sides. Gently press dough into
  place, patching where necessary.
  
  Puree ricotta and cream cheese in processor.  Blend in sugar and
  honey. Add eggs 1 at a time, blending after each addition. Add cream,
  orange peel and orange flower water; blend. Pour into crust (Filling
  will not come up to top of crust, but6 crust will shrink to fit.)
  
  Bake tart until filling is golden, edge of filling begins to crack and
  small sharp knife inserted into filling 2 inches from edge comes out
  clean, about 1 hour. Cool. (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Let stand
  at room temperature.)
  
  FOR COMPOTE: Using sharp knife, cut peel and white pith from oranges.
  Working over bowl to catch juices, cut between membranes to release
  segments.  Add segments to bowl. Add strawberries, sugar, honey,
  orange flower water and orange peel; mix to blend. Let stand about 5
  minutes. Serve with tart.
  
  Bon Appetit/May 94 Typed by Didi Pahl
 
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