Tarte Tatin

Korena from the beautiful site Korena In The Kitchen has challenged the Daring Bakers to make a Tarte Tatin.  I was so excited to make this classic French dessert.  Like the chocolate chip cookie, Tarte Tatin was born from a mistake. As the story goes, Stephanie Tatin, who ran the Hotel Tatin with her sister Caroline, was making a traditional apple pie for her guests.  She realized that she caramelized the apples and sugar too long in a large saute pan, so she quickly blanketed it with pastry and put the whole thing (pan and all) into the oven.  Once it was fully baked she flipped the pan upside down onto a plate and discovered that she created a beautiful, caramelized, open-faced apple tart.  Her guests loved it, and she became the most popular girl in all the land.  The moral of the story is this:  don’t be afraid to make mistakes.  The worst that can happen is that you learn a valuable lesson, and the best that can happen is your mistake becomes a much loved creation.   Continue reading →