Traditional Apple Tart Tatin

I’m not really a dessert fan, give me a slice of any cheese and I’m happy but I do love a slice of a good homemade tart tatin with some cold custard ( I know . . . sorry I hate hot custard)!

Of course you can buy ready rolled pastry if you don’t want to make your own.

Ingredients

for the pastry

225g plain flour
50g chilled butter
50g chilled lard
3 tbsp cold water

for the topping

200g caster sugar
225g butter
5 apples, peeled, cored and quartered
small handful of walnuts

Method

To make the pastry mix together the flour, butter and lard in a food processor and add enough cold water to bind it together. Wrap in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for around 30 minutes.
In a non stick frying pan that can go in the oven heat the sugar and butter over a fairly high heat, when the better has melted add the apples and continue to cook until a golden caramel is formed then remove from the heat straight away and leave to cool.
Roll the pasty to a circle just bigger than the frying pan then place on top of the apples tucking it in all the way around.
Bake in a 200°C pre heated oven for around 20 – 30 minutes uncle the pastry is golden.
Leave to cool for a couple of minutes and then turn upside-down on to a serving plate.
Scatter with the chopped walnuts and serve.

Traditional Apple Tart Tatin

Ingredients

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