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    The Original Tarte Tatin

    BY: Ben Rayl UPDATED: May 10, 2021 1 Comment

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    4.50 from 2 votes

    This tarte tatin recipe is the original apple pie.  This is very old method from the Tatin sisters in a small French village.  Not too hard to make, this apple pie is super delicious and a very impressive dessert.

    A recipe to make traditional Tarte Tatin.

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    A recipe to make traditional Tarte Tatin.

    The Original Tarte Tatin

    This Tarte Tatin recipe is the original apple pie.  This is very old method from the Tatin sisters in a small French village.  Not too hard to make, this apple pie is super delicious and a very impressive dessert.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: French
    Prep Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8 Servings
    Calories: 678kcal
    Author: Ben Rayl

    Ingredients
     

    for the pastry:

    • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 tablespoon sugar
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup unsalted butter - chilled and cut into small pieces
    • ½ cup sour cream

    for the apple filling:

    • ½ cup unsalted butter - room temperature and divided into 4 pieces
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 6 large granny smith apples - peeled, cored and quartered top to bottom
    • 1 egg - beaten

    Instructions

    For the dough:

    • Combine flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl and using an electric mixer, mix well.
    • Add the butter and mix at medium-low speed until the butter is about pea sized, about 2 to 3 minutes.
    • Add the sour cream and mix until dough begins to come together into moist clumps.
    • Form the dough into ball, then flatten it and wrap in plastic. (it will be sticky)
    • Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. (the dough can be made one day ahead - just refrigerate it until use)
    • Let the dough come to almost room temperature before rolling out.

    For the filling:

    • Arrange the butter pieces on the bottom of a large oven-proof skillet.
    • Sprinkle 1 cup sugar over the butter and place the skillet over medium-low heat.
    • Cook until the butter melts, the sugar begins to dissolve, and the mixture begins to bubble, about 3 minutes.
    • Remove from heat.
    • Arrange the apple slices in a tight circle, cored side up, starting around edge of skillet, and working your way towards the center, packing them tightly together.
    • Sprinkle with the remaining sugar.
    • Pre heat the oven to 425º F (220º C)
    • Set the skillet over medium-high heat and boil until a thick amber-colored syrup forms, occasionally rotating the skillet over the flame to ensure even cooking, about 30 minutes.
    • While apples are cooking, fill in the gaps that form with additional apple quarters.
    • Remove the skillet from heat.
    • Roll out the dough on a floured surface into round shape that fits the size of skillet.
    • Place the dough over apples, pressing it down around the edges.
    • Cut 4 slits in the top and brush with the beaten egg.
    • Put the skillet in the oven, and bake until the top is golden brown, about 30 to 40 minutes.
    • Remove from oven and cool 1 minute.
    • Using a knife, cut around the edge of the skillet to loosen the pastry.
    • Place a large platter over skillet, and using oven mitts, hold the skillet and platter together tightly and invert tart onto platter.
    • Cool at least 30 minutes before serving.
    • Cut into wedges and serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

    Notes

    Note: this should be cooked in a cast  iron skillet, but because I don't have one, I cooked the apples in a regular non-stick pan and poured the cooked mixture into a round (30cm diameter) baking pan. I re-arranged the apples to look nice, cored sides up.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 678kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 172mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 1273IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2mg

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      October 30, 2012 at 5:03 am

      great idea for my birthday:-)

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