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Rhubarb Tarte Tatin

Course: Dessert
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 6
Author: Laureen King
Tarte Tatin is great with all kinds of fresh fruit. Love this one with tart Rhubarb.
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Ingredients

  • 3 lbs fresh rhubarb
  • 5 tablespoon butter
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • Pastry Ingredients:
  • 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 5 ½ oz unsalted butter chilled and cubed
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1-2 tablespoon water

Instructions

  • Pastry
  • Sift flour and salt into large bowl.
  • Add the butter, rub with fingertips until forms pea sized bits.
  • Add egg and 1 tablespoon of cold water.
  • Using a pastry blender mix until dough just starts to come together, adding more water a bit at a time as needed.
  • Press dough together and shape into a disk.
  • Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a least 30 minutes.
  • Keep refrigerated until rhubarb mixture is cooked down and caramelized.
  • Roll out pastry dough on lightly floured surface slightly larger than frying pan.
  • Filling
  • Cut rhubarb into 1-2 inch pieces
  • Put butter and sugar in a deep 10 inch frying pan with ovenproof handle.
  • Heat until the butter and sugar melt together.
  • Arrange rhubarb tightly on top, filling all gaps.
  • Cook over low heat for 20-30 minutes, or until caramelized (lightly browned) and excess liquid has evaporated.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Cover rhubarb mixture with rolled out pastry dough.
  • Press down around the edge to enclose completely.
  • Bake 25-30 minutes until pastry is golden and cooked.
  • Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes.
  • Cover frying pan with serving plate and carefully flip over.
  • Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipping cream.