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Title: Praline Cheesecake
Categories: Cheesecakes
Yield: 1 Cheesecake

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1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Sugar
1 c Unsalted butter;
- well chilled,
- cut in pieces
2 Egg yolks

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1 c Sugar
1 c Dark corn syrup
3 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla
2 c Pecans (8 oz);
- toasted, chopped

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3/4 c Sugar
2 Eggs; at room temperature
1 ts Vanilla
16 oz Cream cheese;
- cut into pieces,
- at room temperature
1 c Fresh orange juice

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1 c Unsalted butter
2 c Sugar
1 lg Red apple; peeled; cored,
- cut into large pieces
3/4 c Fresh orange juice
1 c Pecans (4 oz);
- toasted, chopped

Crust:

Preheat oven to 375?F. Grease a 10" springform pan. Wrap foil around
outside bottom of pan, and 2" up the outside of the pan. Mix flour and
sugar in processor or mixer. Cut in butter, using on/off pulses, until
mixture resembles coarse meal. Add yolks and mix until dough just
begins to come together. Gather dough into a ball; press into bottom
of repared pan. Bake crust until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool
slightly. Maintain oven temperature of 375?F.

Filling:

Blend sugar, corn syrup, eggs, and vanilla in processor. Mix in
pecans. Pour filling over crust. Set the springform pan on a heavy
baking sheet. Bake until the edges of the filling are set, but center
remains soft, about 15 to 25 minutes. Cool. Reduce oven temperature
to 250?F.

Topping:

Using processor, mix sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Gradually add cream
cheese, and process until very smooth. Blend in orange juice. Pour
mixture over pecan filling. Bake until top of cake is golden brown,
and center remains firm when pan is moved, about 2 hours.

Importabt! Do not bake in the oven over 250?F, as this will cause
the cake to become very, very, dry.

Cool completely in pan on cooling rack. Cover and refrigerate
overnight. Remove foil and pan sides. Slice and serve.

Bobbie's suggested changes:

* In the filling, add 1/4 cup Captain Morgan Spiced Rum. * In the
topping, cut the orange juice to 1/2 cup and add 1/2 cup Captain
Morgan Spiced Rum.

For a special occasion, I made a Praline sauce, to pour over sliced
servings.

Praline Sauce:

Melt butter in heavy, large saucepan over medium heat. Mix in sugar
and apple. Cook until sauce turns caramel color. Be sure to stir
continuously, about 12 to 15 minutes, so the sauce doesn't scorch.
Mix in orange juice. Strain into a bowl. Allow to stand at room
temperature. This can be made a day ahead of serving. At serving
time, heat in microwave before using. Just before serving, mix in
chopped pecans.

Recipe by Bobbie Kopf

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