Apple Tarte Tatin

Recipe from the Take Home Chef . . .

9-inch oven proof pan

1/2 c. butter, room temp.

1 c. sugar

2 vanilla beans

2 cinnamon sticks,

   broken in half

2-3 apples, peeled, sliced

Puff pastry

Confectioners sugar

Pat butter into bottom of pan. Split beans lengthwise, scrape seeds into sugar. Pour sugar on top of butter. Cook on medium heat until butter and sugar are melted. Sugar will be light golden color. Remove from heat. Place vanilla beans and cinnamon sticks in pan so they divide the pan in quarters. Place apple slices in pan, ends toward the center.