Name: Apple and pear tarte tatin
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 125 gram unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 cup (220g) caster sugar; 750 gram small apples, peeled, halved and cored; 750 gram small pears, peeled, halved and cored; 2 sheets butter puff pastry; cream or ice-cream (optional), to serve

Apple and pear tarte tatin

Indulge in the classic flavours of the French dessert tarte tatin with minimal effort and ingredients - the perfect shortcut to a divine dish.

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Serves 8

Prep

15M

Cook

45M

Total

Ingredients

125 gram unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 cup (220g) caster sugar

750 gram small apples, peeled, halved and cored

750 gram small pears, peeled, halved and cored

2 sheets butter puff pastry

cream or ice-cream (optional), to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 220°C.

2.Spread butter over base of a deep 25cm frying pan. Sprinkle sugar evenly over butter. Top with apples and pears, cut-side up.

3.Patch pastry together to cover pan with 2cm overhang. Tuck overhanging pastry inside pan. Chill for 20 minutes.

4.Heat pan on high for 20-25 minutes, until butter and sugar are bubbling and brown. Bake for 20 minutes, until pastry is golden and crisp.

5.Place a serving dish on pan. Invert onto dish so fruit is on top. Serve hot with cream or ice-cream, if desired.

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