Official Tarte Tatin/Tarte Des Demoiselles Tatin #2

Butter and 1 cup sugar melting in pan.

Tarte Tatin  (page 269)

Spread 8 Tbsp. butter evenly in 10-inch oven skillet. Spread 1 cup sugar as evenly as possible on sides and bottom of pan. Beginning at edge of pan, arrange apples in concentric circles, fitting apples closely together.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pan with apples(6-8 medium) over high heat and cook without stirring until sugar caramelizes, and turns dark golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

Remove pan from heat, and cover with puff pastry, tucking the edges inside the rim of the pan.Bake until the pastry is golden brown, about 30 minutes.

(Tarte baking)

                                             Remove tarte from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
                                             Cover pan with a large plate, and quickly invert tarte; remove pan.
                                             Serve hot or warm with a dollop of whipped cream.