Apple Tarte Tatin

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2021

This classic French showstopper features apples in rich caramel atop flaky, buttery pastry. It’s baked upside down and flipped out of the skillet before serving—but don’t worry, our technique makes it easy.

SERVES6 to 8

TIME2 hours, plus 2 hours 20 minutes chilling and cooling

Apple Tarte Tatin

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Tarte Tatin is a French upside-down caramelized apple tart. For our version, we were after big chunks of juicy apples glazed with a sticky, buttery caramel atop a flaky crust. We started with an all-butter pie dough, which we rolled out imm...

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