Name: Tarte Tatin
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: frozen puff pastry sheet (from a 17 1/4-ounce package); 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 7 to 9 Gala apples (3 to 4 pounds), peeled, quartered lengthwise, and cored; a well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet

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Tarte TatinRomulo Yanes

Cooks' note:

·Tart can cool in skillet up to 30 minutes. It can also stand, uncovered, up to 5 hours, then be heated over moderately low heat 1 to 2 minutes to loosen caramel. Shake skillet gently to loosen tart before inverting.

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