Tarte des Demoiselles Tatin (Upside-Down Apple Tart)
- 1 sheet (1/2 pound) frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 3 pounds Golden Delicious apples
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into thin pieces
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Whipped cream as accompaniment
- Peel, halve, and core the apples, brushing them with the lemon juice as they are cored.
- In a 10 1/4-inch round copper gratin pan, 1 1/2 inches deep, arrange the butter pieces on the bottom and sprinkle them with the sugar.
- Arrange the apples, round side down, in 2 concentric circles, overlapping them slightly, in the pan.
- Cook the apple mixture over moderately low heat for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the sugar is a golden brown caramel, transfer it to the middle of a preheated 400 degree oven, and bake it for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the apples are just tender.
- Let the apple mixture cool for 5 minutes.
- Arrange the dough over the apple mixture and let it soften just until the edges can be tucked down between the apples and the side of the pan.
- Prick the dough and bake the tart in the middle of the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the pastry is golden.
- Invert a heat-proof serving plate over the pan and invert the Tarte Tatin carefully onto it.
- Serve warm with whipped cream.
sheet, golden delicious apples, lemon, unsalted butter, sugar, cream
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tarte-des-demoiselles-tatin-upside-down-apple-tart.html (may not work)