Arizona Sunset Cheesecake

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==Ingredients==
=== Shortbread Crust ===
* 1½ cups flour
* ½ cup finely ground pecans
* ⅓ cup sugar
* 1 large egg, separated
* ½ cup butter, softened
=== Cranberry Glaze Filling ===
* 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce or 2 cups cranberry-orange relish
* 2 tbsp sugar
* 1 tbsp cornstarch
* 1 tbsp grated lemon zest
* 1 tbsp lemon juice
=== White Chocolate Filling ===
* 1½ cups fresh orange juice
* 1 x 3-inch x 1-inch piece of orange peel (orange part only)
* 4 x 8 oz pkgs cream cheese
* ⅔ cup sugar
* 1 tbsp grated orange zest
* 2 tbsp cranberry liqueur (such- as Crantasia Schnapps)
* 8 oz white chocolate, melted
* 4 eggs
=== Candied Orange Topping ===
* 4 cups water
* 2 cups Sugar
* 3 seedless oranges (unpeeled)- cut into paper-thin slices
==Directions==
=== Shortbread Crust ===
# Preheat the oven to 400 °F.
# Working on a large flat surface, such as a pastry board, place flour, pecans, and sugar in the center of the surface and mix together.
# Form a small depression or well in the center of the mound.
# Add the egg yolk and the softened butter to the well, then blend these withthe dry mixture.
# Mix the ingredients thoroughly using your hands there is no substitute for warm hands.
# Shape the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap.
# Chill for at least 10 minutes.
# Roll out the dough to a thickness of about ¼-inch.
# You should have a circle of about 11 inches in diameter.
# For best results, roll out your dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper, then peel away the paper and cut the crust in a 9 inch circle.
# Place the circle inside a 9 inch spring-form pan.
# Prick the crust several times with a fork to keep the crust from puffing up during the baking.
# Place the spring-form pan in the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until light brown.
# Allow to cool. Using the leftover dough, line the sides of the spring-form pan.
# Press the dough against the sides of the pan, smoothing it so as to have a continuous layer of crust all the way around the sides of the pan.
# Make sure that the side crust meets the bottom crust all the way around.
# Brush the reserved egg white onto the shell, covering the bottom and sides.
# This will seal the dough and keep it from becoming soggy.
# Set aside until ready to use.
=== Cranberry Glaze Filling ===
# Mix the Sugar and cornstarch together in a small saucepan.
# Stir in the cranberry sauce.
# Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick.
# Stir in the lemon zest and lemon juice. Set aside to cool slightly.
=== White Chocolate Filling ===
# Reset the oven to 350 °F.
# Boil the orange juice and piece of orange peel in a heavy medium saucepan until the juice is reduced to 3 Tbsp - about 12 minutes.
# Remove and discard the strip of orange peel and set aside the reduced orange juice.
# Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese, Sugar, grated orange zest, Crantasia, and reduced orange juice until smooth.
# Beat in the melted white chocolate and then the eggs, beating just until combined.
# Pour the cranberry glaze filling into the prepared crust, spreading evenly.
# Pour the white chocolate filling over the cranberry layer and bake about 50 minutes (the top will be dry and the sides puffed slightly - the center will not be set).
# Move cheesecake to a wire rack and cool completely to room temperature.
# Chill in the refrigerator overnight.
=== Candied Orange Topping ===
# Cover a wire rack with waxed paper.
# Set aside. Combine the water and Sugar in a heavy shallow wide skillet.
# Stir over medium heat until the Sugar dissolves.
# Simmer 5 minutes longer.
# Add the orange slices 1 at a time and adjust the heat so that the syrup bubbles only around the edges of the pan.
# Cook the oranges for one hour.
# Turn over the top layer of oranges and cook until the oranges are translucent and the orange peels tender, about another one hour longer.
# Lift and drain each orange slice out of the syrup, and arrange the slices in a single layer on the prepared rack.
# Let dry 1 hour.
# Boil the orange-sugar syrup until thick, about 6 minutes.
# Loosen and remove the sides of the spring-form pan.
# Set the cheesecake on a serving dish.
# Overlap the candied orange slices around the top of the cheesecake.
# Reheat the orange syrup, if necessary, and brush over the orange slices.
# Drizzle any remainder over each serving.
# Garnish: whipped cream.
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