Brioche Tatin

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 1 brioche, you will need:

• 1 800 g apple
• 2 100 g butter
• 3 150 g caster sugar
• 4 500 g brioche dough
• 5 20 g beaten egg
• Total weight: 1,570 grams

Times:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
40 min.	2 hours	45 min.	3 hours 25 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Peel 800 g apple and cut into small pieces.
2	Melt 100 g butter in a frying pan on medium heat, then scatter 150 g caster sugar over.
3	Add the apple pieces on top...
4	...and leave to caramelize, stirring from time to time, until evenly done. Leave to cool.
5	Separate 500 g brioche dough into 2 pieces of about 250g (half a pound). Place one circle in the bottom of a springform tin or mould (24 cm / 9.5 inches here) and glaze around the edge.
6	Arrange the caramelized apples in the centre, keeping them away from the edge.
7	Glaze the edge of the second circle.
8	And place this on top of the bottom circle, pressing down gently around the edge to stick them together. Glaze the top with beaten egg and leave in a warm place to rise for 2 hours.
9	Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C). Glaze the top once more and bake for 20 to 30 minutes.
10	Best enjoyed warm, if possible.

Remarks

Try to use apples with a small acidity, best for this recipe.

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