James Martin served up a pear tarte tatin on James Martin’s French Adventure.

The ingredients are for the puff pastry: 250g plain flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 250g cold butter, cut into small cubes and 125ml ice-cold water.

For the pears: 4 pears, peeled, cored and cut in half, 110g caster sugar, 2 vanilla pods, split and seeds removed, 110g butter, 150ml double cream and 2 sprigs rosemary.

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