I had been wanting to make banana tatin for a while because I was curious to try it. I usually eat bananas as they are, raw, or in summer I make a quick ice cream: I freeze them, blend them, and add chocolate chips.
I already have several upside-down cakes on the blog, like the pineapple upside-down cake, the one with classic and cocoa double batter, the tatin made in a pan, the upside-down pear and chocolate, the one with peaches, and also the classic pear upside-down. So I was missing this banana one. It’s an easy recipe: puff pastry, caramel, bananas, and a handful of hazelnuts.
And if you want to be extravagant, a nice scoop of ice cream or a dollop of cream goes perfectly with it.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 10 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 8 People
- Cooking methods: Stove, Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 1 roll puff pastry
- 3 bananas
- 4.2 oz sugar
- 3 tbsps water
- 1 to taste chopped hazelnuts
Tools
Pan 9/10 inches
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Steps
Preheat the oven to 375°F static (or 345°F fan).
Slice the peeled bananas into slices about 0.6 inches thick.In a saucepan, place sugar and water and let dissolve over medium heat, without stirring too much.
When the caramel turns amber, turn off (be careful not to let it darken too much, or it will become very bitter).Pour the caramel into the bottom of the mold lined with parchment paper.
Arrange the bananas closely together (be careful not to burn yourself) and add the chopped hazelnuts, covering the entire bottom of the baking dish.
Cover with the puff pastry, tuck the edges inside, and poke the surface with a fork.
Bake, letting the banana and hazelnut upside-down cake cook for about 25/30 minutes or until fully cooked.
Remove from the oven, let it rest for a few minutes, or the caramel will harden, then flip the banana tatin onto a serving plate, being careful of the hot caramel.It’s a quick, quick cake, definitely very good.
I would also serve it with a scoop of cream ice cream without an ice cream maker, but anyway, I highly recommend it!Enjoy your meal from Annalisa!
