*  Exported from  MasterCook II  *

                       TARTE DES DEMOISELLES TATIN

Recipe By     : COOKING LIVE SHOW #CL8729
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cooking Live                     Desserts

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      sheet         (1/2 pound)  frozen puff pastry -- thawed
   3      pounds        Golden Delicious apples
                        Juice of 1 lemon
   1      stick         (1/2 cup) unsalted butter -- cut into thin 
pieces
     1/2  cup           sugar
                        Whipped cream as accompaniment


Peel, halve, and core the apples, brushing them with the lemon juice 
as they are cored. In a 10 1/4-inch round copper gratin pan., 1 1/2 
inches deep, arrange the butter pieces on the bottom and sprinkle 
them with the sugar. Arrange the apples, round side down, in 2 
concentric circles, overlapping them slightly, in the pan. Cook the 
apple mixture over moderately low heat for 30 to 35 minutes, or until 

the sugar is a golden brown caramel, transfer it to the middle of a 
preheated 400 degree oven, and bake it for 10 to 15 minutes, or until 

the apples are just tender. Let the apple mixture cool for 5 minutes.


Arrange the dough over the apple mixture and let it soften just until 

the edges can be tucked down between the apples and the side of 
the pan. Prick the dough and bake the tart in the middle of the oven 
for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the pastry is golden. Invert a 
heat-proof 
serving plate over the pan and invert the tarte Tatin carefully onto 
it.
Serve warm with whipped cream.

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NOTES : (Upside-down apple tart)