What started as a small task to find and create a recipe worth the calories and filled with autumnal flair turned into a larger lesson about patience and acceptance that caramel does in fact burn ...

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Start with the pastry. Put the flour and butter in a mixing bowl and rub some of the butter through – you still need large chunks. Stir the lemon juice into the water, then add to the flour, a little ...

The first tarte tatin is said to have been created by accident at the Hôtel Tatin in Lamotte-Beuvron, France, in the 1880s. Pastry chef Stéphanie Tatin was preparing an apple pie for her guests but ...