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Tatin apple diplomat tart

This tart is every bit as good as it looks: a sweetcrust pastry case baked blind, then filled with diplomat cream and topped with apples cooked tatin-style, long and slow in butter and sugar until they caramelize.

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Last modified on: November 20^th 2019

For 1 tart, you will need:

1 300 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)
2 1 kg apple
3 100 g butter
4 100 g caster sugar
5 300 g Diplomat cream
Total weight: 1,800 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
1 hour 33 min.	45 min.	2 hours 18 min.

Keeping: 2 days at most in the fridge.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 1 hour

Tatin apple diplomat tart : Photo of step #1

Roll out 300 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and line a 9" (22 cm) square tin or mould, then bake blind.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Tatin apple diplomat tart : Photo of step #2

Peel 1 kg apple, cut into quarters and remove the core.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Tatin apple diplomat tart : Photo of step #3

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Choose a large non-stick pan that can go in the oven. Put on medium heat and melt 100 g butter, then add 100 g caster sugar.

Leave until well mixed, stirring a little if necessary.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Tatin apple diplomat tart : Photo of step #4

Add the apple pieces and pack tightly, though they should all be in contact with the butter and sugar mixture.

Stage 5 - 20 min.

Tatin apple diplomat tart : Photo of step #5

Leave to cook like this, simmering until the sugar begins to caramelize around the edge of the pan.

Stage 6 - 20 min.

Tatin apple diplomat tart : Photo of step #6

Turn the heat off and transfer the pan to the oven for about 20 minutes.

Stage 7

Tatin apple diplomat tart : Photo of step #7

Take out of the oven and check that the apple pieces are all well soaked in the caramel; if not, return to the oven for a little longer.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Tatin apple diplomat tart : Photo of step #8

Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on the worktop. Fish the burning-hot apple pieces out of the pan one by one (use 2 forks or tongs) and lay out on the paper.

Leave to cool.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Tatin apple diplomat tart : Photo of step #9

Put a layer of 300 g Diplomat cream in the bottom of the tart case (a forcing bag is ideal for this).

Stage 10 - 10 min.

Tatin apple diplomat tart : Photo of step #10

Finish by arranging the tatin-style apple pieces on top of the cream.

Your tart is ready.

Remarks

If you don't have diplomat cream, confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière, or french pastry cream) will do instead, but won't be as smooth and creamy.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,262 Kcal or 13,657 Kj	40 gr	394 gr	237 gr
163 %	15 %	37 %	36 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
181 Kcal or 758 Kj	2 gr	22 gr	13 gr
9 %	1 %	2 %	2 %

Per tart
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,262 Kcal or 13,657 Kj	40 gr	394 gr	237 gr
163 %	15 %	37 %	36 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 1 tart : 5.59 €

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Source

Home made.

More recipes?

This recipe uses (among others)

	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, Quince and apple compote, Bonnevaux apple tart, Tart Tatin, Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany, ... All
	Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Key Lime Pie for Jeremy, Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Pear tart with almond cream, Cherry and pistachio tarts, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, ... All
	Diplomat cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example:
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork medallions with "full" turnips, Dublin fruit scones, Oat financiers for Louise, Checkerboard biscuits, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), ... All

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