Recipes from professionals: incredibly delicious tarte tatin from the chef of the Loft restaurant
'12.01.2025'
ForumDaily New York
Tarte Tatin is a French inside-out apple pie in which the apples are caramelized before baking.. We first tried it in a New York restaurant. Loft by Hot Potato (109 Oriental Blvd) and fell in love with this dessert forever. The restaurant's chef Olga kindly agreed to share the recipe with ForumDaily readers. Be sure to save it for yourself! You have never tried such a delicious treat.
Step one: make the caramel
In a frying pan with a diameter of 8 inches (20 cm), put 5 tablespoons of sugar and 50 grams of water. This mixture must not be stirred by anything, only move the frying pan. The mixture should melt until heavy bubbles and a caramel color. As soon as it has reached this state, add two tablespoons of butter cut into pieces (not melted) and one tablespoon of citric acid (you can squeeze out lemon juice).
Step two: place apples on top of the caramel
Place the apples cut into slices (about 6 mm thick) in a frying pan on top of the caramel (fan around the circle, then fill the inside of the circle). Olga uses Granny Smith apples, 2 apples. It is essential to peel the fruit and remove the core.
Step three: baking
Cover the apples with puff pastry (you can buy ready-made) and put in the oven, preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (about 180 degrees Celsius). The dough should brown, for Olga it takes about 12 minutes, but you need to watch carefully, it all depends on the oven.
Step Four: Submission
Remove the tarte tatin from the oven and turn it out onto a plate. It is usually served with ice cream.
Olga strongly recommends working with gloves, because caramel can cause very serious and deep burns.
You can try tarte tatin, other delicious desserts, as well as salads, meat dishes and a sea of different delicacies in the restaurant Loft by Hot Potato (109 Oriental Blvd). For table reservations or delivery orders, call 718-975-7990!