My lovely boss, Tracy, shouted over the office to ask if anyone wanted any cookers. I got quite excited as this was around the same time as my oven broke, but then i realised she meant apples. She's had quite the crop this year! So i took some and they've been sitting in my kitchen for a wee while now.
I'm sure you'll have seen the thing going round t'internet just now about apple roses. I did and thought "I'm sure i could make those!". So tonight i did :-) Well. Kind of. I didn't have any jam that the recipe asks for, so i done it without. Except for one, which i used peanut butter in. Turns out that makes it mingin so i dint really recommend it.
I'd bought puff pastry at aldi at my last shop and its been in the freezer for a few weeks, so i defrosted it overnight so it was ready to use tonight. Turns out its right hard to roll, so i got a bit fed up and ended up halving it which meant less roses. Never mind! I ended up with 4 and, know what- they're actually not too bad looking!!!! A bit burnt round the edges, but ive come to expect that these days!
But what to do with the other apples and pastry. I got Mary Berry out and asked her, and she said-you have some butter and sugar, why not make a tart tatin?
Why not indeed!
So i got slicing some more and boiled my butter and sugar, and got a square tin (square, not round - get me, I'm a rebel) and assembled. I shoved the edges of the pastry down and popped it in the oven and hoped for the best!
Well, it bloody worked!
I put a plate over the top and closed my eyes as i flipped the whole thing over, and it came out in one piece!!!!! I had a bit syrup spillage, but nothing major! How chuffed am i!!!
I've had a wee corner off out and it tastes fairly good! I've not really got anything to compare it to (i would never order tart tatin for pudding, i don't actually think i know anyone who would-especially if there's chocolate cake or cheesecake on the same menu! ) but it tastes nice for what it is!
I've still got a few apples left so christ knows what will end up happening to them :-)
