French Apple Tarte Tatin-Inspired Dessert

Caramelized apples baked beneath pastry and inverted for serving.

Ingredients

• 6 firm apples, peeled and quartered
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 sheet puff pastry
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Pinch salt

Directions

1. Heat sugar and butter in an oven-safe skillet until caramel forms.
2. Arrange apples tightly and cook 10 minutes.
3. Top with puff pastry and tuck edges down.
4. Bake at 400°F for 25 to 30 minutes.
5. Cool 5 minutes and carefully invert onto a platter.