Peach Tarte Tatin

Recipe Ingredients

		Crust
1 2/3 cups	104g / 3.7oz	All-purpose flour
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Grated orange peel
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Baking powder
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Salt
9 tablespoons	135ml	Chilled unsalted butter - cut small pieces
3 tablespoons	45ml	Ice water - (or more)
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Apple cider vinegar
		Filling
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Sugar
3 tablespoons	45ml	Water
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Unsalted butter - (1/2 stick) - cut small pieces,
		And at room temperature
3 lbs	1362g / 48oz	Peaches - peeled; 1 peach
		Halved, remaining 2 quartered
		Whipped cream - for serving

Recipe Instructions

For crust: Blend first 5 ingredients in processor. Using on/off turns, cut in butter until coarse meal forms. Add 3 tablespoons ice water and vinegar; using on/off turns, blend until moist clumps form, adding more water if dough is dry. Gather dough into ball. Flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 11-inch round. Transfer to rimless baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate while preparing filling.

For filling: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Stir sugar and 3 tablespoons water in heavy ovenproof (preferably cast-iron) 9-inch-diameter skillet with 2-inch-high sides over medium heat until sugar dissolves.

Increase heat to high and boil without stirring until syrup turns light amber color, occasionally swirling pan and brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush, about 6 minutes. Turn off heat. Add butter; stir until melted and smooth. Cool 2 minutes.

Place 1 peach half, rounded-side down, in center of pan. Arrange peach quarters close together, rounded-side down, in concentric circles around peach half. Press remaining peach half and quarters, rounded-side down, atop first layer. Cook over medium heat until caramel is bubbling thickly, about 20 minutes.

Place chilled pastry atop hot fruit. Let stand 3 minutes to soften. Tuck dough edges around fruit. Bake tart until crust is golden and filling thickens and darkens, about 30 minutes. Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes. Place platter atop skillet. Using oven mitts, invert tart onto platter. Serve warm with whipped cream.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, August 2002

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