Easy Upside Down Apple Tarte Tatin

Description

This was on the menu at a cooking class demo at our local supermarket – its very good!

Ingredients

• Cooking Apples
• Lemon Juice
• Sugar
• Butter
• Pie Shell
• Puff Pastry
• Ice Cream

Instructions

1. Peel, core& quarter apples
2. Toss with lemon juice& 2 tbsp of the sugar
3. Let stand& toss again so that sugar is completely dissolved
4. In a 10 inch ovenproof skillet, melt butter over medium heat
5. Sprinkle remaining sugar evenly over butter
6. Stir just until sugar is dissolved& remove from heat
7. Place as many apple wedges as you can into the pan
8. They will actually stand on end but thats ok since they will shrink as the tarte cooks
9. Place the pan back over medium heat and cook the apples for 20- 25 minutes or until syrup has formed a thickened caramel
10. Cool slightly
11. Gently roll out pie shell to fit slightly larger than the pan
12. Place over the pan, trim edges& bake in preheated 400f oven for 20- 25 minutes or until pastry is crisp
13. Turn out onto a large platter& serve