My daughter loves apple pie, and so do I. But I always had trouble making a nice apple pie as I never managed to cook the bottom pastry properly. So, many times, I used to turn the pie upside down and bake the bottom portion to cook it properly until I stumbled upon the recipe of apple Tarte Tatin.
I tried my version today, and it turned out amazing. My recipe is just one step, I have avoided cooking the apple on the gas before putting it in the oven.
Ingredients
- Apple – 1 medium sized
- Sugar – 1/2 cup
- Cinnamon Powder – 1 tsp
- Salt – 1 pinch
- All-purpose flour – 3/4 cup
- Butter – 2 tbsp
- Ice-cold water – 1/2 cup
Serves – 1 Tart (6 inch)
Process
Step 1 – Preparing the Pastry Dough
- Take flour in a mixing bowl, add salt, and rub in the butter
- Knead a tight dough with ice-cold water
- Rest the dough in the fridge till you prepare the apples and caramel
Step 2 – Preparing the Caramel
- Add sugar in a heavy-bottomed pan and let it melt on medium flame
- Keep a close eye, add a tsp of milk to aid in melting
- Once the sugar dissolves, stir and add a pinch of salt and cinnamon powder
- Remove from the fire
Step 3 – Baking
- Preheat the oven at 180 degrees C for 10 mins
- Cut thin slices of the apple and arrange in a flower shape in a round baking tin
- Sprinkle a little cinnamon powder
- Drizzle caramel over the apple slices
- Take out the pastry dough from the fridge and roll it to be 1/4 inch thick and 7-6 inch round sheet, big enough to cover the apples placed in the baking tin
- Dock the pastry and put this over the apples and caramel in the baking tin
- Bake for 25-30 mins till the pastry is cooked, and the water released by the apple dries out
- When you check in-between, you will see a lot of apple juice on the side as the apples start to cook
- Serve with a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream
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