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Tarte Tatin Recipes and History
"Tarte Tatin"
is like an apple pie, but without the bottom crust.
Alternatively, it is an upside-down apple tart. Depends on how
you look at it.
The Tarte
Tatin recipe is attributed to Stephanie Tatin, who was the chef
in the family-run 'Hotel Tatin'. She created the recipe in 1889,
although the story goes that it was created by accident, but
proved so popular that she continued to make it.
We offer two
versions of this recipe:
Recipe 1 is
slightly quicker and easier. Recipe 2 is a bit more work as
cooking is done in two stages. However, the advantage of recipe
2 is that you can check that the sugar is properly caramelising
(this is the only tricky bit of the recipe), so you can make
sure that there are no problems.
Although a
traditional Tarte Tatin is made with apples, the same recipe is now used with other
fruits (e.g. pears, or bananas). I suggest you try the
traditional approach first, then if you would like some variety
simply change the fruit.
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