PLUM TARTE TATIN
Ingredients
1 cup crème
fraiche*
1 teaspoon grated
orange peel
1 sheet frozen puff
pastry (half of 17.3 ounce package), thawed
2¼ pounds sweet
firm red plums (such as Burgundies or Satsumas), halved and pitted
2 tablespoons plus
2/3 cup sugar, divided
1 tablespoon fresh
lemon juice
1½ teaspoon finely
grated lemon peel
1/8 teaspoon ground
nutmeg
½ vanilla bean,
split lengthwise
6 tablespoons (3/4
stick) unsalted butter
Preparation
Whisk crème fraiche
and orange peel in small bowl. Cover; chill. Roll out pastry on lightly
flowered surface; trim corners to create circle. Place on plate.
Bon Appetit,
September 2007