Pear Tarte Tatin

Name: Pear Tarte Tatin
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: quality butter; sugar; packham pears; 1 vanilla bean; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 star anise; 1 pinch nutmeg; puff pastry

30m

Serves 1

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Pear Tarte Tatin

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30m

Serves 1

Directions

1Start by spreading a generous amount of quality butter evenly in a cast iron pan.
2Add a generous amount of sugar over the butter.
3Arrange the pear halves on top of the sugar and butter mixture in the pan, pressing them down gently.
4Place a vanilla bean, a cinnamon stick, and a star anise among the pears.
5Sprinkle a light pinch of nutmeg over the pears.
6Cover the pears with puff pastry, tucking the edges down around the pears to create a border.
7Score the puff pastry in a criss-cross pattern; this allows the caramel to bubble up and baste the pastry during cooking.
8Place the pan on an induction cooker set to a low heat to slowly start the caramelization process.
9After about 5-10 minutes, once the caramel starts bubbling around the edges, spoon the melted butter and caramel over the puff pastry to baste it.
10Continue basting until the caramel is a beautiful, dark golden color.
11Transfer the pan to an oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until the pastry is puffed and golden.
12Remove the tarte tatin from the oven once it's beautifully golden and covered in caramel.
13Carefully flip the tarte tatin onto a plate, ensuring the pears are on top.
14Serve the tarte tatin with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

quality butter
sugar
packham pears
1 vanilla bean
1 cinnamon stick
1 star anise
1 pinch nutmeg
puff pastry

Equipment

cast iron paninduction cookerovenknifespoon

Tips

When tucking the puff pastry, be quite rough; it's a rustic dish.
Don't rush the caramelization process; take your time.

Pear Tarte Tatin

30m

Serves 1

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Pear Tarte Tatin

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30m

Serves 1

Directions

1Start by spreading a generous amount of quality butter evenly in a cast iron pan.
2Add a generous amount of sugar over the butter.
3Arrange the pear halves on top of the sugar and butter mixture in the pan, pressing them down gently.
4Place a vanilla bean, a cinnamon stick, and a star anise among the pears.
5Sprinkle a light pinch of nutmeg over the pears.
6Cover the pears with puff pastry, tucking the edges down around the pears to create a border.
7Score the puff pastry in a criss-cross pattern; this allows the caramel to bubble up and baste the pastry during cooking.
8Place the pan on an induction cooker set to a low heat to slowly start the caramelization process.
9After about 5-10 minutes, once the caramel starts bubbling around the edges, spoon the melted butter and caramel over the puff pastry to baste it.
10Continue basting until the caramel is a beautiful, dark golden color.
11Transfer the pan to an oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until the pastry is puffed and golden.
12Remove the tarte tatin from the oven once it's beautifully golden and covered in caramel.
13Carefully flip the tarte tatin onto a plate, ensuring the pears are on top.
14Serve the tarte tatin with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.