Classic Tarte Tatin
- flour, for dusting
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 12 cup sugar
- 7 -9 gala apples (3-4lb) or 7 -9 braeburn apples, peeled, quartered and cored (3-4lb)
- creme fraiche, for serving
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- On a lightly floured surface, and using a floured rolling pin, roll puff pastry into a 10 1/2 inch square.
- Brush off excess flour.
- Using a plate as a guide, cut a 10-inch round.
- Tranfer pastry round to a parchment-lined baking sheet, and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, coat bottom and sides of a 10-inch skillet with 4 tablespoons butter.
- Sprinkle sugar evenly over bottom.
- Arrange apple slices closely together in concentric circles in skillet, with rounded sides down.
- Place over medium-high heat, and cook without stirring, until juices are deep golden and bubbling, 18-20 minutes.
- Line oven rack with foil to catch any juice, and place skillet on foil.
- Bake for 20 minutes (apples will settle slightly).
- Remove from oven and place pastry round over apples, bake until pastry is dark golden brown 23-28 minutes.
- let cool in skillet on a wire rack for 10 minutes before serving.
- Invert tart on a serving dish.
- Gently remove any apples that may stick to skillet, and place on tart.
- Serve with Creme Fraiche.
flour, pastry, unsalted butter, sugar, gala apples, creme fraiche
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/classic-tarte-tatin-405866 (may not work)