Sugar & Spice

APPLE, QUINCE & STAR ANISE TARTE TATIN

SERVES 4-6

150g caster sugar
2 whole star anise, ground
80g salted butter
4 apples, peeled, cored and quartered
2 quince, peeled, cored and quartered
250g all-butter puff pastry

■ Preheat the oven to 160°C/Gas 3.

■ Put a 20cm shallow, non-stick, ovenproof pan on the hob over a medium heat, and add the sugar, star anise and 60g of the butter to it, stirring to blend thoroughly as they melt. Up the heat a little, stir occasionally, and allow the buttery sugar to turn to a brown caramel.

■ Warm the remaining butter in a separate pan over a low heat.

■ Arrange the apple and quince pieces