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mezzaluna / mehz-zuh-LOO-nuh -- n. meaning "half moon" is also a curved Italian chopping utensil with wooden handles and a curved steel blade. It is used to chop herbs by rocking the blade from side to side.
December 21, 2011
Apple Tarte Tatin

Serves 10
Ingredients
8 Large, tart apples, peeled,
cored, and quartered
1 cup Sugar
¼ cup Unsalted butter, melted
1 sheet Frozen puff pastry - thawed
Cinnamon, if desired
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Procedure
- Combine sugar and melted butter and press evenly into greased 8" or 9" round cake pan.
- Put apples on their sides in rows decoratively around pan, packing closely together and filling small spaces with broken segments of apples.
- Sprinkle tops of apples lightly with cinnamon if desired.
- Bake uncovered at 425F about 1-1½ hours. (If apples start to burn, they can be covered with foil toward the end of the baking time.)
- Meanwhile, unfold pastry sheet and cut to fit pan. Use another pan to trace shape if necessary.
- Poke fork holes into both sides of puff pastry sheet to allow air to escape while baking.
- Press pastry on top of baked apples, pushing edges down. Bake another 20 minutes.
- Cool partially, then invert to a platter. Serve warm with cinnamon whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.













