Plum Recipes?
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Our plum tree produced a meager crop this year, but thanks to Craig's List (and a wonderful woman with a backyard full of fruit trees) I've got a bushel of satsuma plums just waiting to be turned into jam.
I'm charmed that people around here share their homegrown fruit with total strangers. It makes the Bay Area feel like a small town, which is lovely.
I've been trawling the internet, and I plan to hit a bookstore tomorrow, but I'll also ask blog readers for advice.
Does anyone have any favorite plum recipes? While there's surely an upside-down cake in our future, I'm particularly interested in making plum jam or preserves. I bought canning jars and low-sugar pectin on the way home from harvesting the plums. What's lacking is any experience in canning. I have only the vaguest memories of making strawberry jam as a child. The best part about that was cracking through the paraffin wax, each time a new jar was opened. I gazed at the huge block of wax in the grocery store, and relished that memory.
Thoughts? Advice? Cautionary tales?
Our plum tree produced a meager crop this year, but thanks to Craig's List (and a wonderful woman with a backyard full of fruit trees) I've got a bushel of satsuma plums just waiting to be turned into jam.
I'm charmed that people around here share their homegrown fruit with total strangers. It makes the Bay Area feel like a small town, which is lovely.
I've been trawling the internet, and I plan to hit a bookstore tomorrow, but I'll also ask blog readers for advice.
Does anyone have any favorite plum recipes? While there's surely an upside-down cake in our future, I'm particularly interested in making plum jam or preserves. I bought canning jars and low-sugar pectin on the way home from harvesting the plums. What's lacking is any experience in canning. I have only the vaguest memories of making strawberry jam as a child. The best part about that was cracking through the paraffin wax, each time a new jar was opened. I gazed at the huge block of wax in the grocery store, and relished that memory.
Thoughts? Advice? Cautionary tales?
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Grumpy
So, how about those recipes?
This is an awesome (fresh) plum pudding receipt; actually, it's more like a cobbler:
Filling:
~1 doz. plums, halved and pitted
1 C. sugar
1/2 C. water
2 Tbs. Tapioca (like a tad more, esp. instant...)
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Crust/topping:
2-1/4 cups all purpose baking mix (Jiffy, Busquick, et c.)
3 Tbs. sugar (for a subtle twist use Turbanado)
2/3 cup milk
3 Tbs. Butter, melted
Directions:
Pre-heat your oven to 350ºF
In a 2 Qt. dutch oven or baking dish: stir together the plums, 1 C sugar, water, tapioca and cinnimon
Bake for ~25 minutes
Pre-heat the oven to 450ºF
In a mixing bowl, stir together the baking mix, 3 Tbs sugar, milk and melted butter to make a dough (don't over mix it, just incorporate the ingredients)
Use a spoon to drop the dough onto the filling.
Bake for ~10-12 minutes until the top is golden brown.
Cool slightly before serving.
A little French Vanilla Ice Cream on top or to the side is HIGHLY recommended. ;)
Bon Apetit!
Connfederate
http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/08/dimply-plum-cake/
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Plum Berry Crisp Gourmet | August 2007
Shelley Wiseman
The charm of this simple dessert is obvious: It takes sweet summer fruits and cooks them down so that everything good about them becomes even better.
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Active Time: 15 min
Total Time: 50 min
For filling
1 1/2 pounds purple plums, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
1 cup blueberries (5 ounces)
1 cup blackberries (5 ounces)
1/3 to 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar (depending on sweetness of fruit)
For topping
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 stick unsalted butter, cut into bits and softened
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in upper third.
Toss together all filling ingredients in a 2-quart shallow baking dish and bake 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, blend together all topping ingredients in a bowl with your fingertips until butter is evenly distributed and mixture is crumbly.
Stir fruit filling, then sprinkle oat mixture over it and bake until topping is crisp and golden and fruit is bubbling, about 30 minutes.