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Tarte Tatin
The famous French upside-down caramelised apple tart. Rich, buttery and utterly simple to make.
15 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
Medium
Difficulty
5
Ingredients
6
Steps
Ingredients
Servings
- 1 sheet ready-rolled puff pastry
- 2 eating apples, peeled, cored and quartered
- 40 gm butter
- 50 gm caster sugar
- ½ tspn ground cinnamon
Method
- 1
Melt the butter and sugar in a small oven-safe frying pan over a medium heat until it turns a deep amber caramel — about .
- 2
Add the cinnamon and arrange the apple quarters tightly in the pan, rounded side down.
- 3
Cook for on the hob until the apples begin to soften.
- 4
Cut the puff pastry to fit the pan and lay it over the top, tucking the edges down around the apples.
- 5
Bake at 200C for 20– until the pastry is golden and risen.
- 6
Leave to cool for , then invert carefully onto a plate.
Notes
- Serve warm with crème fraîche, cream or vanilla ice cream.
- The caramel will be very hot when you flip it — use oven gloves and a large plate.
- Pears work beautifully in place of apples.