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I failed. I failed so bad.

It was supposed to look like this:

…but actually looked like this:

I may have left it in the oven too long, I may have used the wrong type of pan. I should have not replaced puff pastry with pie dough.

Here’s the recipe from the accidental vegetarian if you want to give it a try.

Banana Tarte Tatin, serves 6

Ingredients:

• 3 + 1/2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 12 bananas, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
• 7 ounces ready-rolled puff pastry
• whipped cream, for topping

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F
2. combine water and sugar in a pan over heat and let the sugar dissolve without stirring
3. then simmer until the sugar water is a golden color
4. add the butter to the golden sugar water
5. pour the golden butter sugar water into a 7-inch round pan
6. pack the bananas tightly into the pan
7. press the puff pastry over top and trim the edges
8. bake about 20 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden
9. let cool until just warm, then flip the pan over onto a plate and…supposedly the whole thing is supposed to come out and look all pretty
10. then you can supposedly put whipped cream on it

I have no idea what it’s supposed to taste like.

This is a rambutan. To me, just like a lychee except the outside is way more awesome. What else can I say? Maybe it’s also like a sea urchin that I don’t find disgusting to eat. They sell them for cheap on the streets in Costa Rica.