Tarte tatin
Tarte tatin

Preparation time 20 minutes

Total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

  1. 45 ml (3 tbsp.) brown sugar
  2. 80 ml (1/3 cup) butter
  3. 5 or 6 Cortland apples
  4. 225 g (1/2 lb.) shortcrust pastry
  5. To taste, cinnamon (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 205°C (400°F).
  2. Peel apples, remove seeds and cut in 1 cm (3/8 in.) thick slices.
  3. Melt butter in pan and brown apples 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
  4. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly in a 9 inch cake pan. Arrange apple slices by layering them evenly in the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.
  5. Lay pastry over top. Make a small hole in the centre to allow steam to escape.
  6. Bake for 10 minutes then reduce heat to 180°C (350°F) and bake 20 minutes more.
  7. Flip onto a serving plate as soon as you remove the pie from the oven.

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