[Sca-cooks] Fried apple pies

[Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise]

Is this a period recipe?

> The classic Tarte Tatin is even easier, I think, and like the above, 
> is something you can reproduce from a description, without needing a 
> really detailed recipe. And I have to start my description with 
> "basically" also ;-)...
> 
> Basically you peel, core and slice or quarter enough cooking apples 
> to fill an oven-safe saute pan, like an iron skillet or one of those 
> cheap all-mild-steel omelette pans (my fave, BTW). Toss 1/2 to 3/4 
> cup sugar into the pan over medium-high heat, and melt and lightly 
> caramelize the sugar. Swirl in a pat of unsalted butter, maybe a 
> tablespoon or two, then add the apples to the pan. Saute in the 
> sugar-butter goo until they become just slightly soft and their 
> volume in the pan comes down just a bit (IOW, when the slices "wilt", 
> or become soft enough for most of the inter-slice air pockets to 
> collapse). Remove pan from flame, and take your pre-rolled pastry 
> circle (which can be home-made, but in a pinch a frozen pie shell, or 
> one of those frozen circular piecrust disks, thawed before using, 
> work quite well, and doesn't have that factory-made look, or the 
> classic burnt edges so common to frozen pies), and lay it on top of 
> the apples in the pan, tucking the edges in and down around the 
> apples. Kind of like an upside-down cake...
> 
> Bake in your preheated 375-400-degree F oven until the pastry is done 
> (maybe 15-20 minutes). Remove from the oven, and after a minute or 
> two, using potholders and a large serving plate as a support and 
> final serving container, flip the tart over onto your plate.
> 
> Very randomly rustic visual effect... Serve in wedges with whipped 
> cream or creme fraiche. This also works really well with pears.
> 
> Adamantius
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