Caramelized Plum Tarte Tatin Recipe

Name: Caramelized Plum Tarte Tatin
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 225 g (½ lb) commercial pastry dough*; 75 ml (1/3 cup) butter; 125 ml (½ cup) sugar; 8 red plums,; 1 ml (¼ tsp.) cinnamon; 1 pinch nutmeg; 60 ml (¼ cup) slivered almonds

Ingredients

225 g (½ lb) commercial pastry dough*
75 ml (1/3 cup) butter
125 ml (½ cup) sugar
8 red plums,
1 ml (¼ tsp.) cinnamon
1 pinch nutmeg
60 ml (¼ cup) slivered almonds

	PREP TIME 15m	COOK TIME 30m	TOTAL TIME 45m
YIELD 4 servings

Instructions

Preheat oven to 205°C (400°F).
Roll dough out into a circle of about 12 cm in diameter and prick with a fork.
In a ten-inch oven-safe skillet, melt butter and sugar on medium high heat to produce a light-coloured caramel.
Reduce heat to medium and fit the plums snugly into the skillet with the hole left by the stone facing upward.
Sprinkle fruit with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Cook six to eight minutes until plum bottoms are well browned.
Remove from heat and sprinkle evenly with almonds.
Cover with pastry dough, tucking extra dough inside and bake for 20 minutes until dough is golden brown.
Let cool fi ve minutes before turning the tarte onto a serving plate.
If desired, serve with a drizzle of country-style cream.