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Tarte tatin

Upside down, caramelised, and turned out with your fingers crossed.

Tarte tatin
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How to make tarte tatin

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Turned out, fingers crossed

70 minutes · serves 6 · Medium

What you need

  • 6 firm apples
  • 120g caster sugar
  • 80g butter
  • 1 sheet puff pastry
  • Pinch of salt

What you do

  1. 1Peel, halve and core the apples and leave them uncovered for an hour if you can — drier apples give a firmer tart.
  2. 2Melt the sugar in an ovenproof pan until it is a proper amber caramel, then whisk in the butter and salt off the heat.
  3. 3Pack the apple halves in tightly, cut side up, curved side down. They shrink, so tighter than feels right.
  4. 4Cook on the hob 15 minutes so they start to soften and take on the caramel.
  5. 5Pastry over the top, edges tucked down inside, and bake at 200C for 30 minutes. Rest 5 minutes only, then turn out — leave it longer and the caramel glues it in.

With pears

70 minutes · serves 6 · Medium

What you need

  • 6 firm pears
  • Sugar and butter for the caramel
  • Puff pastry
  • Star anise

What you do

  1. 1Same caramel, with a star anise dropped in.
  2. 2Pears packed tight, 15 minutes on the hob, pastry on, 30 minutes at 200C.
  3. 3Turned out after 5 minutes.