last night we had a going away dinner for our friends nathan and kaede, who are about to embark on a amazing/ridiculous cross country bicycle trip. along with some delicious lentel burger, made by my buddy/landlord dave, my friend maria and i attempted to create tarte tatin. this is a french apple tart that is cooked upside down in a pan, partially on the stove and then finished by covering with blitz dough (similar to a long flake pie dough) then baking in an oven. when it is done it is flipped over out of the pan to reveal what you hope are delicious caramelized apples. it could be equated to the french version of apple pie.
i had made this once in school, but couldn't remember exactly how it was done. in the end it needed cooked a bit longer. ours was a little juicy, which caused the blitz dough to become soggy when turned over. regardless it tasted delicious and i don't think there was an upset person at the table.
these pictures aren't the best, our kitchen isn't well adapted for photos. i really need to make everything earlier and in front of a window to try and cash in on some of that natural light, but hopefully these images get those taste buds sweating all the same.
it nice to see we aren't the only ones to have trouble with this recipe. watch julia child attempt the classic desert in the french chef episode la tarte tatin.
mmmm I can almost taste it again looking at this last picture! Looks beautiful and delicious.
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