Monday, January 9, 2012

Tomato and Basil Tarte Tatin- Simply Baking TV show

I am so in love with this new TV show. The hostess is a doll, and her food looks amazing. I made this recipe over the holidays and it was a major hit. She also teaches you how to make puff pastry from scratch- which was not that bad. I followed the recipe, but if you don't have time, store bought puff pastry will work as well.

I highly recommend you to tune in to her show- she is a doll and fun to watch :)


Ingredients
2 boxes of cherry tomatoes
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Large pinch of sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp of honey
1/4 cup of bread crumbs
All purpose flour, for dusting
1 lb store-bought or homemade puff pastry
1 egg, lightly beaten
Small bunch of fresh basil or mint leaves
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place the tomatoes in the skillet with the vegetable oil, salt and pepper, and honey and sugar. Arrange together as tightly as possible. Sprinkle the tomatoes with the bread crumbs. On a well-floured surface, roll out a circle of puff pastry the same size as the top of the skillet. Place the puff pastry over the tomatoes, tucking it around them so the tomatoes are encase.

Brush the pastry with the lightly beaten egg on the top only. Bake in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the puff pastry is well puffed and golden brown. If your skillet cannot go in the oven, just use a round pie dish for this step. Using gloves, bring this pie dish/skillet over a sink, and flip it over, with the tomatoes on top. Let it cool, and once it is ready to serve, cut up the basil in small chunks and sprinkle them over the top. Add salt and pepper as required.

Lorraine is fun to watch, and obviously loves to cook, which is inspiring to an amateur home cook like me :) her accent is also a huge plus, if you ask me ;)

Beijos,
Thais

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