PLUM TARTE TATIN

 

 

 

Tarte Tatin, usually made with apples, is a staple in the French cuisine! I made this version with plums. It is absolutely incredible! One of the best tart I have ever made and tested! Plum season is very short, there is no time to spare! Enjoy this fantastic tart warm!

 

Preparation: 10 min. the day before and 1 hour the next day
Baking time: 1 hour 40 min.
Serving 4 to 8

 

For the pastry dough:
4 3/8 oz. all-purpose flour
3 ½ oz. unsalted butter (cut into small pieces)
2 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 ½ tbsp. cold water

 

Toping:
7 fresh big plums, pitted and halved
5 5/8 oz. sugar (160 g)
2 7/8 oz. powdered almonds* (80 g)
2 5/8 oz. butter (75 g), diced
1 tbsp. cinnamon

 

The day before, prepare the pastry dough.
Put all the ingredients in the bowl of a standing mixer, and using the dough hook, mix 1 minute or more to combine until a ball forms.
Flatten into a disk. Wrap tightly and refrigerate overnight.

 

The next day:
Preheat the oven to 400 F.
Place 4 ¼ oz. sugar with 2 tbsp. of water in a medium saucepan. Turn the heat on medium-high and melt the sugar with water until a caramel forms and becomes brown.
Pour the caramel on the bottom of a pie dish. Add a few little pieces of butter over the caramel (about 1/3 of the amount of butter). Place the plums over (round side on the bottom). Sprinkle the powdered almonds, cinnamon, the rest of the sugar (1 3/8 oz. – 40 g) and top with the little pieces of butter.
Bake 1 hour.
Take the pastry dough out of the refrigerator. Let stand 30 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, press rolling pin gently all over the dough to flatten. Roll the dough into a round 1 ½ inches larger than the pie dish. Refrigerate.
Remove the tart from the oven and let cool down 15 minutes. Take the dough out of the refrigerator and put it over the plums, making sure the edge of the dough is inside the pie dish.
Bake 30-40 minutes until the dough is golden.
Take the tart out of the oven and let cool 10 minutes before turning it onto a flat dish.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

 

*to obtain powdered almonds, put some whole blanched almonds into the bowl of a blender and process 2 minutes.
Bon Appetit!