Peach Tarte Tatin

Name: Peach Tarte Tatin
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 , recipe single-crust pie dough, chilled (see note); 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces; 99 grams) plus 2 tablespoons, sugar; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 2 pounds (907 grams) ripe but firm, peaches, peeled, pitted, and quartered; 1 tablespoon, bourbon (optional)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2018, America's Test Kitchen TV

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Yes, you can make a juicy, summery, peach-crowned version of the classic upside-down caramelized apple tart. No, you can't simply substitute peaches for apples.

SERVES8

TIME1½ hours, plus 40 minutes for resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The classic tarte Tatin is an upside-down caramelized apple tart. We wanted to create a peach version, but simply swapping fruits produced a cloying tart that was awash in juice. To make wetter, sweeter, more fragile peaches work, we had to...

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