A Wild “Origin Story” For The Delicious “Tarte Tatin!”
Thanks to the terrific Chefs Michiel and Jeen, and their great food website “Cook And Drink”, I learned a great story about the possible origin of a classic French dessert!
The Chefs share a great recipe for the dish, but begin with a possible “origin story” of how the dessert came to be. As they write:
“The story behind the Tarte des demoiselles Tatin is well known. In the 1880’s the Tatin sisters ran a hotel-restaurant in a village called Lamotte-Beuvron, in the (then) Sologne canton, some 175 kilometers south of Paris.”
“One of the sisters started working on a traditional apple pie, forgot all about it until she recognised the smell of burning sugar and butter. She quickly put pastry on top of the caramalized apples and returned to one of her many other duties. Just before serving she turned the pie upside down and presented it to her customers, who loved it.”
A great story, but the Chefs add one last note:
“Nice story, but not very realistic. Would you serve a pie with burned apples and blackened, bitter caramel to your guests? Probably not.”
I think they are right, but it’s a fascinating story for a delicious dessert…go to their website here for the entire recipe and step-by-step instructions on how you can make it at home!
Most who read my blog know I don’t bake much, but this is a delicious way to start! Chefs Michiel and Jean have a robust website filled with great recipes…I have shared a few before, like this one:
My favorite kind of pie: a savory one!
Click here for their terrific mushroom pie recipe!
During my “52 In 22” cooking challenge in 2022, I made a very different pie – it was a unique “Duck Pancetta Mustard” pie:
How did it turn out?
Click here for the recipe and the result!
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This is a fun tale although possibly not realistic. I will have a look at that mushroom pie recipe. Thanks, John
Yes, the Chefs agreed with you I think in their re-telling…then again, at a time when perhaps food quality wasn’t the #1 consideration, who knows! Thanks for the comment as always!
I made their mushroom pie and loved it! I like the Tart Tatin story too.
Yes, they have great mushroom recipes. the best thing about New York are the farmers markets that continue to offer great local mushroom to play with! Thanks for the note!