My first tarte tatin

Along with all the apples that have been arriving, we've also been getting loads of pears. We've mostly gotten Bosc pears, but some Seckles arrived a few weeks ago also. So - with a dinner party in the planning, I decided that it was the perfect time to make a Pear Tarte Tatin - a delicious and very pretty dessert! It's super easy, especially if you buy a pre-made pie crust, and the rest of the ingredients are staples in any baker's kitchen...

Rustic Pear Tarte Tatin

Ingredients:

5 pears - peeled, cored and halved

1/8 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp butter

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground cloves

1 store bought pie crust

--> Use a little bit of butter to grease the bottom and sides of a pie dish (9 inch pie dish works well). Sprinkle the white sugar on the bottom and sides of the dish. Arrange the pears, cut side up, in a tightly packed ring around the dish. Sprinkle half the brown sugar over the pears, followed by the lemon juice. Then, cut up the 2 tbsp butter into small dabs and dot the tops of the pears with it. Mix the other 1/4 cup of brown sugar with the cinnamon and cloves and sprinkle that all over the pear arrangement.

--> Now, lay the pie crust over the pears and tuck the dough down the sides of the dish around the pear ring. The sides will encircle the ring of pears once the tarte is baked.

--> Bake at 375 F for a little over an hour, or until a golden syrup has formed on the bottom of the dish. Take out of the oven and let stand for 5 min. Run a knife around the sides of the tarte and then place a platter tightly over the pie dish and flip the tarte over. Serve and enjoy!