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Tarte Tatin (French Caramelised Apple Tart)

Name: Tarte Tatin (French Caramelised Apple Tart)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: firm apples, peeled and halved 1200 g; sugar 200 g; butter 100 g; puff pastry sheet 1 pieces; vanilla essence 5 ml; lemon juice 20 ml; ground cinnamon 3 g

Apples cooked in dark caramel and baked under pastry, served upside down.

65 minutes · 8 servings · Moderate

The caramel is made first and left alone while the apples cook in it, which is why the fruit at the top is soft and the layers beneath are sticky. The pastry is rolled out to cover the pan and baked on top rather than underneath. Turning it out while hot is not optional.

Ingredients

firm apples, peeled and halved1200 g
sugar200 g
butter100 g
puff pastry sheet1 pieces
vanilla essence5 ml
lemon juice20 ml
ground cinnamon3 g

Directions

1
Melt the sugar in a heavy pan into a dark caramel 12 minutes.
2
Add the apples, butter, lemon and vanilla; cook 15 minutes until caramelised.
3
Drape pastry over the apples; tuck the edges in.
4
Bake at 200C for 18 minutes until the pastry is puffed.
pastry is puffed and golden
5
Rest 5 minutes; invert onto a plate.

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