Tarte Tatin

Method 8 steps

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. 2

   Place sugar, butter and water in a stovetop/oven-safe tarte dish over medium-high heat. Cook until mixture becomes golden brown and bubbly.

3. 3

   Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool to room temperature in the tarte dish.

4. 4

   When caramel mixture has cooled, arrange the apple quarters on their sides in the mixture.

5. 5

   Roll the pastry dough out to a thickness of about ½ inch and a diameter large enough to cover the tarte dish.

6. 6

   Place dough on top of the tarte, then trim and discard the edges.

7. 7

   Bake tarte for 40 minutes.

8. 8

   Allow to cool in the tarte dish for 15 minutes before inverting onto a serving platter.