# Tarte Tatin

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/baking/tarte-tatin/
- Published: 2020-08-21T22:02:54+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

_Have a go at this **Tarte Tatin**. You’ll fall in love at first bite!_

This one is an impressive dessert that will surely delight your guests.

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## Tarte Tatin

 Recipe by Stay at Home Mum

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An upside-down caramelized apple tart with buttery, flaky pastry. Sweet, rich, and
slightly tangy, Tarte Tatin is a classic French dessert perfect for special occasions
or a decadent treat.

 Course: DessertsCuisine: AustralianDifficulty: Medium

Servings

 Adjust servings

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8

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Calories

300

kcal

Total time

45

minutes

  Cook Mode

### Ingredients

 * 100 grams caster sugar
 * 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped
 * 60 grams unsalted Butter-chopped
 * .5 cup Flour-for dusting
 * 4 or 5 Fuji Apples
 * 1 sheet (240g) savoury shortcrust pastry (my recommendation is careme)
 * 1 Crème fraiche or sour cream to serve

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### Directions

 * Pre heat the oven to 190ºc .
 * Peel, quarter and core the apples. Place a 25cm heavy-based ovenproof frying 
   pan on a medium heat.
 * Add the sugar and cook over a low heat, tilting the pan occasionally until golden
   caramel forms, do not stir.
 * Sprinkle over the vanilla seeds and 20g of butter and allow bubbling up, then
   swirling the pan several times to combine well. Remove from the heat.
 * Place the apples in the pan, rounded side down and tightly packed, starting from
   the outside and working your way in to the centre.
 * Dot with the remaining butter, then return to the heat and simmer, gently, shaking
   the pan occasionally to prevent any burnt spots, for 5-6 mins or until a rich
   dark caramel forms and bubble up around the apples.
 * Remove from the heat.
 * Roll your pastry on a lightly floured surface into a round just a little bigger
   than the pan. Place the pastry on top of the apples and tuck the pastry down 
   around the apples against the edge of the pan – as if tucking a blanket in around
   the apples.
 * Bake the tart for 30 minutes or until the pastry is golden and cooked and you
   can see caramel bubbling around the sides.
 * Remove the pan from the oven and leave the tart to stand in the pan to cool for
   1 hour. (If you don’t allow it to cool the apples may stick to the pan base so
   be patient!)
 * Just before serving, place a large plate over the top of the pan and invert the
   pan in one smooth movement so the pan is now on the top.
 * Lift off the pan to reveal the tart, then slice and serve with a big dollop of
   crème fraiche or sour cream

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 Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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