French cuisine · Desserts & Sweets

Tarte Tatin

Upside-down caramel apple tart with crème fraîche.

Ingredients · for 6 servings

• 6 apples
• 150 g sugar
• 80 g butter
• 1 puff pastry sheet
• Crème fraîche

Instructions

1. Peel and core the apples and cut into thick wedges; preheat the oven to 190 °C.
2. Melt the sugar in an ovenproof pan over medium heat without stirring and let it caramelize golden brown.
3. Stir in the butter (careful, it splatters) and swirl briefly.
4. Arrange the apple wedges tightly and prettily in the caramel (the bottom will be the top later) and simmer gently for 10 min.
5. Lay the puff pastry over the apples and tuck the rims in all around.
6. Bake for about 25 min until the pastry is golden brown and crispy.
7. Rest for 5 min, cover with a plate and flip boldly; serve lukewarm with crème fraîche.