Fuji Apple Tarte Tatin
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 8 medium Fuji apples
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons water
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-ounce package), thawed
- Position rack in top third of oven and preheat to 425F.
- Spray 8-inch-diameter cake pan with 3-inch-high sides with nonstick spray.
- Peel, quarter and core apples; place in bowl and set aside.
- Combine sugar and 6 tablespoons water in heavy medium saucepan.
- Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush.
- Increase heat and boil without stirring until syrup is deep amber, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan, about 10 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat.
- Add butter (caramel will bubble vigorously); stir to blend.
- Pour caramel into prepared pan.
- Let cool 5 minutes.
- Working carefully, stand apples on end in concentric circles in pan, crowding together as much as possible.
- Cut any remaining apple quarters into thin wedges; insert into empty spaces.
- Place pan directly over medium heat and bring caramel to simmer, about 2 minutes.
- Place pan in oven; bake until apples are tender and caramel bubbles thickly, occasionally pressing apples lightly with spatula to compact, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Meanwhile, unfold pastry sheet on work surface.
- Using 9-inch tart pan bottom as aid, cut out 9-inch round; pierce all over with fork.
- Chill until ready to use.
- Remove pan from oven.
- Top apples with pastry; tuck in edges.
- Return to oven; bake until pastry is golden, about 20 minutes.
- Transfer pan to rack.
- Cool tart completely in pan, about 3 hours.
- Place platter atop pan.
- Hold platter and pan and invert; tart will fall out onto platter.
- Cut into wedges and serve.
vegetable oil spray, apples, sugar, water, butter, pastry
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fuji-apple-tarte-tatin-103811 (may not work)