Tarte Tatin is a big classic of French desserts . I was not a fan of it really ( I prefered the 'Tarte fine aux pommes' ) it seemed to me too "heavy" but I had many people asking me for it so I had to . And I was surprised : it's so good ! Naturally ....you have to do yourself the dough , otherwise with the industrials ones you can buy it won't be the same, but it's a very easy recipe and it really does take only few minutes to make it ! Just few weeks ago I tought some young "ladies" how to make it ( and others provençal recipes I 'll post ) it's a pity I don't have any photo of the lesson ,as they were staying the Castle of Goult for their holidays , and the place is very charming ! If you click on the link you can even see the kitchen where we had the cooking-class. It's a wonderful place and I live just a few meters from there .
For
6 servings
Short
crust pastry
250
gr of plain flour
125
gr of cold unsalted butter diced
1
teaspoon of salt
4/6
tbsp of cold sparkling water
Place
the flour, the salt and the butter in a bowl , mix with your fingertips until
the mixture is like breadcrumbs, add 4tbsp of water and stir until the dough
comes together, if it seems too dry add some water .Knead the dough lightly
into a bal , wrap in cling film and chill for at least 1 hour or overnight .
6/8
apples ( depends on the size)
100
gr of raw cane sugar
A
pinch of cinnamon
50
gr of butter
Peel
the apples (if you find organic ones you don’t need to peel )and cut them in
four pieces , in a saucepan (large enough to contains the apples ) put the
butter and the sugar and let cook until it begins to caramelize , then add the
apples and continue cooking about 4/5 minutes
Preheat the oven at 80° , fill the bottom of a non-stick cake of 24/26 cm round tin with the apples ,then roll out the dough on a floured surface at about 4mm ,make it a bit larger than the cake-tin cover the apples with the dough ,reenter the sizes of the dough into the tin to form a border , cook in the oven about 35mn or till the dough is golden . take the tarte off , cover with a bigger plate and turn it upside-down as soon otherwise the caramel will stick .Serve “ nature” or with some whipped cream flavored with cinnamon .
Preheat the oven at 80° , fill the bottom of a non-stick cake of 24/26 cm round tin with the apples ,then roll out the dough on a floured surface at about 4mm ,make it a bit larger than the cake-tin cover the apples with the dough ,reenter the sizes of the dough into the tin to form a border , cook in the oven about 35mn or till the dough is golden . take the tarte off , cover with a bigger plate and turn it upside-down as soon otherwise the caramel will stick .Serve “ nature” or with some whipped cream flavored with cinnamon .
