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Jamies absolutely fantastic pear Tarte Tatin


The lovely Rimmers came to see us on Sunday for a lovely lunch.
Lisa made this spectacularly delicious dessert from Jamies Xmas magazine.
Tarte Tatin is one of those things that sometimes is rather disappointing.
The only disappointment with this was that Lisa hadn't made two, or even three tarts. We would definitely have eaten them.

recipe below


Conference or comice - no pear is a spare in this delicious crispy tart with caramelised goodness from Jamie Magazine

Serves 6-8

Ingredients

* 125g caster sugar
* 40g cold butter, chopped
* ½ tsp ground ginger
* ½ tsp ground cinnamon
* 3 large pears, peeled, cored and cut into wedges
* 375g all-butter puff pastry
* Double cream, to serve

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C/gas 6. Put a 21cm diameter frying pan with an ovenproof handle on a hob over a medium heat. Add the sugar and heat to a lovely caramel colour, stirring constantly. Add the butter, ginger and cinnamon and stir to combine.

2. Place the pears in the caramel and spoon over the mixture. Turn the heat down and cook for 5-10 minutes, until the pears are just tender and cooked but retain their shape. Remove from the heat and cool slightly. Arrange the pears prettily in the pan.

3. Roll out the puff pastry to about 5mm thick and cut a disc slightly bigger than your pan (about 24cm). Place the pastry disc on top of the pears and caramel, then carefully tuck it snugly around the outside of the pears and down into the sides of the pan. Bake the pie for 30–40 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown and puffed up.

4. Remove from the oven and leave for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edge, place a large plate over the top and carefully turn the tart onto the plate. Serve with double cream.
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Unknown said…
We were going to have chocolate fondant puddings (Waitrose recipe which works) for Christmas lunch but after seeing the pear tarte tatin changed our minds. Utterly, utterly delicious but possibly even more wonderful this morning for breakfast.... just like being in Paris! Lulu
December 27, 2009 at 9:32 AM
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