I lined my pan with a sheet of greaseproof paper – no stickage at all. When you pop the Tarte Tartin in the oven the pastry collapses, slumping over the fruit like a sheet of melted plastic, do not be alarmed if this happens, it will rise and puff. Ready made puff pastry really is rather good – choose one made with butter. If the caramel splits do not worry – all will sort itself out when it is in the oven, (my caramel was a deeply unattractive curdled mess) once baking the juice from the fruit redissolves the sugar, and the pastry seems to absorb the butter. If you are not prepared crack a couple of cardamom pods and cook them in the caramel, fish them out before covering the tart with pastry. Apple Tarte Tatin 4.7 (94) 70 Reviews 40 Photos The beauty of making a tarte tatin is that it just uses just pastry dough, butter, apples, and sugar to create magic. I love cardamom, which botanically is a type of ginger (as is turmeric) and have a jar of cardamom sugar in the cupboard – simply fill an empty jam jar with white granulated sugar, add a handful of cardamom pods, shake and leave for a week or so. I know it is obvious, but it really is very very easy to forget and to just grab the pan handle. Please do not forget that the handle will get hot. Firstly you do not need a special Tarte Tartin dish – I use a frying pan with a metal handle which can safely go in the oven. All in all an excellent effort to glory ratio and perfect for any Fuss Free kitchen. If you buy ready-made and rolled puff pastry (and let’s face it who has the time to make their own every time) it becomes one of those deceptive dishes, far far easier to make than those not in the know would think. The classic French Tarte Tartin can be given any number of twists change the fruit and the flavours and you can reinvent it time and time again. At this time of year my thoughts turn to puddings, seasonal fruit and warming flavours.
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