Tart Taten - French pie "inside out" with apples. The emergence of a recipe for a world-famous dish happened by accident, by mistake. To disguise the unfortunate appearance of the cake, the hostess of the hotel, the Taten sisters, decided to turn it upside down. The experiment was successful, the guests liked the cake so much that it was decided to bake it in the future. Kish is another traditional open French pie with various fillings.
French pie Tart Taten
Ingredients:
Dough:
- flour - 220 g;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- butter - 100 g;
- sugar - 75 g;
- baking powder - 2 g;
- salt - a pinch.
Filling:
- apples - 4 pcs.;
- sugar - 2 tablespoons;
- butter - 2 tablespoons.
To prepare the dough, melt the butter in a water bath. Add sugar, and then flour, gradually pouring it in a trickle. Add salt and stir. The dough should have a crumb texture. Then add baking powder and beaten egg. Stir until smooth. Shape the dough into a ball and refrigerate for an hour. Peel and seed apples for the filling, cut into slices.
In a mold with a thick bottom, heat the sugar until it starts to bubble, add butter there. Stir constantly until the butter mixes with the sugar and turns a beautiful light brown color. The caramel is ready. Now you need to put slices of sliced apples in a circle. Do not forget that this will be the top of the pie, so the apples should be nice. Send the apples with caramel to the oven for 30-40 minutes, then remove and let cool.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator, roll out a layer no more than 3 mm thick, cut it in the shape of the baking with a margin for the sides and cover the finished apples with this layer. Prick the surface with a fork, place in the oven at 180 ° C for 45 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.
French classic Kish Lauren
An interesting fact: in Lorraine, this cake was made from any products left over from lunch, but with the obligatory ingredients for the filling - eggs, cream and cheese.
Ingredients:
Dough:
- flour - 250 g;
- butter - 125 g;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- ice water - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- salt - a pinch.
Filling:
- smoked brisket - 250 g;
- heavy cream - 200 ml;
- egg - 4 pcs.;
- grated Gruyere cheese - 150 g;
- salt, black pepper, nutmeg - to taste.
The flour should be mixed with all the ingredients, rolled up into a ball, covered with foil, put in the refrigerator for an hour. Finely chop the brisket, fry. Make an egg-cream mixture with cream, 2/3 of grated cheese, beaten eggs, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Put the brisket here.
Roll out the dough, put in a mold, make sides and prick with a fork. Bake the layer in the oven at 190 ° C for 15 minutes. Add the filling, sprinkle with cheese and put in the oven for another 30 minutes. Kish is ready. It can be served hot or cold.
