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Fresh Raspberry Cream Tart

  Crust:
    1 cup all purpose flour
    1/4 cup cornstarch
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
    1/4 cup sugar
    2 teaspoons grated orange peel
    1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

    1/3 cup raspberry preserves

  Filling:
    1 - 8 ounce container mascarpone cheese (or cream cheese), chilled
    1/2 cup chilled whipping cream
    1/3 cup powdered sugar
    1 teaspoon grated orange peel
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/4 teaspoon almond extract

    3 cups fresh raspberries

 For crust:
  Preheat oven to 350F. Butter 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable
 bottom. Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt in bowl. Using
 electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla in large
 bowl to blend. Add flour mixture and beat until large clumps form.
 Gather dough into ball; press over bottom and up sides of prepared
 tart pan. Freeze crust 15 minutes.
  Bake crust 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Using back of spoon, press
 sides to raise until even with top edge of pan. Bake until golden
 brown, about 15 minutes longer. Spread preserves over bottom of crust.
 Bake 5 minutes. Cool on rack.
 Meanwhile, prepare filling:
  Using electric mixer, beat mascarpone, cream, powdered sugar, orange
 peel, and both extracts in large bowl until peaks form, about 2
 minutes. Spread filling evenly in cooled crust. Chill until firm, at
 least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
  Arrange raspberries in concentric circles atop filling and serve.


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