I have to credit my dad for this idea, to use the single egg frying pans (non stick with metal handles, I got mine at Crate and Barrel) to make this individual tarte tatins (although you can easily feed two people with one).
Very easy, and this only makes two based on how much the apples shrink.
5 granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
tiny squeeze lemon
1/8 tsp vanilla
Over medium heat mixed all ingredients and caramelize. This will take about 18 minutes. Apples should be dark brown.
Preheat oven to 400.
-divide mixture between the two pans
-cut a circle from puff pastry (either homemade or frozen), big enough to the pan (you would get three out of one sheet of puff pastry).
-Insert the sides around the inside of the pan (kind of like you are tucking it in).
-Punch with fork twice.
-Place pans on cookie sheet
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until pastry is golden
- Immediately turn on to plates, tapping bottom of pan to ensure all apples are released.
- Serve hot or cold, with high quality vanilla ice cream (Haagen Daz 5) or whipped cream sweetened lightly with brown sugar.
