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APPLE AND ORANGE TATIN

Serves 6

                        For the base                           For the topping

                        100g hard vegan margarine       50g vegan margarine

                        200g white flour                        900g cooking apples

                        25g icing sugar                          50-75g brown sugar

                        5ml ground cinnamon                1 orange

                        1 orange                                   50g chopped mixed nuts

To make the base

1.      Rub margarine into flour.

2.      Mix in the sugar, cinnamon and  grated rind of the orange.

3.      Add enough orange juice to form a medium dough.

4.      Cover and chill in the fridge.

To make the topping

1.      Melt the margarine in a heavy-based frying pan and gently saute the apples and brown sugar for 2 minutes.

2.      Add grated rind and juice of the  orange and chopped nuts.

3.      Continue cooking the apples for a few minutes more until the sauce becomes syrupy and the apples have softened a little.

4.      Place the apples and syrup in the base of a greased 22.9cm spring form tin.

5.      Remove the dough from the fridge and roll out roughly on a floured board.  The dough need to be only slightly larger than the tin.

6.      Place the dough over the apples, tucking any excess down the sides of the tin.

7.      Bake for 25-30 minutes until the crust is golden brown.

8.      Invert the tatin on a serving plate.

9.      Serve hot or cold with vegan cream or ice cream.

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