An apple tarte tatin is as classic as they come. The addition of gin and juniper keeps this dessert feeling fresh and new.

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 375g frozen butter puff pastry, thawed
• 2/3 cup (150g) caster sugar
• 1/2 cup (125ml) gin
• 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
• 1 1/2 tsp juniper berries
• 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cores removed, quartered
• 50g unsalted butter
• Vanilla ice cream, to serve

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Cut pastry into a 24cm round.
2. Place sugar, gin, vanilla pod and seeds, and juniper in a 22cm ovenproof frypan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until light golden, then add apples, core-side facing up, and cook for 1-2 minutes or until light golden. Add butter and remove from heat.
3. Lay pastry over apples and, using metal tongs, carefully tuck in edges. Bake for 20 minutes or until pastry is golden and crisp.
4. Invert onto a serving plate while still hot.

Serve with

• Ice cream