Upside-down cake
There tarte Tatin It's a French upside-down cake, famous for its balance between the caramelized sweetness of the apples and the crumbly texture of the pastry. We'll prepare it by making a dry caramel, which will then be softened with vegetable margarine. The apples, cleaned and cut into large wedges, will be arranged on top of the caramel and covered with vegan puff pastry. The dessert will then be baked in the oven until golden brown.
Follow here the recipe for homemade puff pastry.
This dessert is excellent served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, recipe here.
Procedure
Preheat oven to 180˚C fan-assisted.
Wash the apples, peel them, cut them in half, then in half again, remove the core, and finally cut each slice in half, thus obtaining 8 large wedges for each apple.
Set aside and prepare the caramel.
We will make a dry caramel: in a small saucepan we weigh the caster sugar.
Over low heat, or on a low induction setting, begin to melt the sugar until it caramelizes; it should have a dark amber color and therefore reach around 180°C.
Then add the diced margarine and the seeds of a vanilla pod and mix.
Keep the empty vanilla pod.
It doesn't matter if the margarine doesn't mix with the caramel perfectly.
Cut the vanilla bean in half lengthwise.
Being careful, because the caramel is very hot, arrange the two pieces of vanilla bean on top of the caramel, then arrange the apple wedges in a circle in the pan.
Then place the puff pastry disc on top of the apples, seal the edges well, and prick with the tip of a knife.
Bake in a fan oven at 180˚C for approximately 30 minutes.
The puff pastry must be well browned, meanwhile the apples will cook in the caramel, becoming soft and caramelized.
Let the cake cool for about 30 minutes at room temperature.
Then take a large plate and gently turn the cake over.
Before turning it, make sure that the edges are not stuck to the pan: if necessary, detach them with a spatula.
Serve the dessert warm or place in the refrigerator to allow the caramel to thicken a little.
