029 – Tarte Tatin

Ingredients :

• 1 batch of sweet dough
• 8 apples good for baking (i.e. Golden Delicious)
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 tsp of lemon juice
• 1/4 cup of water
• 4 tablespoons of butter
• 1/4 tsp of vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp of ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon

Directions :

1. Preparing the apples:
   1- Peel, cut in half, and core the apples.
   2- Cut each half of the apple in slices while keeping the half apple pieces combined (see video).
2. Preparing the caramel:
   1- Combine the sugar, lemon juice, and water in an oven-safe pan and bring the syrup to boil on high heat.
   2- Once the syrup is boiling, reduce the heat and let it cook until it takes a deep golden color.
   3- Remove the pan from the heat and add the butter.
3. Cooking the apples:
   1- Return the syrup to a low heat and add the apple halves around the pan edge and the center with the core facing up.
   2- Add the rest of the apples on top of the base apples (see video).
   3- Cover the pan and let the apples cook for 20 minutes or until they are cooked and you are able to poke them with a knife/fork.
   4- Once the apples are cooked, remove the lid from the pan and let them cook for another 10 minutes until the most of the juice is evaporated.
4. Final Steps:
   1- Add the vanilla extract, ground nutmeg, and cinnamon to the apples.
   2- Roll the sweet dough on a circle.
   3- Remove the apples from the heat and cover the pan with the dough. Bring the dough edges into the center (see video).
   4- Put the pan in the oven and bake the Tarte Tatin for the next 20 minutes or until the dough is done.
5. Note: Serve Tarte Tatin warm with vanilla ice cream.