Pflaumenkuchen - German Damson Plum Tart with Crumble Topping

Name: Pflaumenkuchen - German Damson Plum Tart with Crumble Topping
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 600-700 g Damson plums or Prunes, stoned and quartered; Dough:; 250 g flour; 3 g instant yeast or 10 g fresh yeast; 225 ml lukewarm milk; 1/2 beaten egg (25-30 g); 30 g soft butter; 25 g vanilla sugar (or sugar + beans from 1/4 vanilla bean); 1/4 tsp lemon zest; 5 g salt; Crumble topping:; 60 g Butter; 60 g Sugar; 60 g Flour; 60 g Ground almonds (or use 60 g more flour for nutless version); 1/4 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp lemon zest

Felice @morinoko

Connecticut, United States

My favorite German dessert made with fruit! This is not too sweet and let's you enjoy the flavor of the plums to the fullest. The bottom part is
made with a sweet yeast dough and in this version, I topped the plums with a crisp strudel topping. Enjoy!

You can use a 25-28 cm (10-11 inch) round pan or a similar sized rectangular pan.

Felice @morinoko

Connecticut, United States

You can use a 25-28 cm (10-11 inch) round pan or a similar sized rectangular pan.

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Ingredients

120 mins

8 servings

600-700 gDamson plums or Prunes, stoned and quartered
Dough:
250 gflour
3 ginstant yeast or 10 g fresh yeast
225 mllukewarm milk
1/2beaten egg (25-30 g)
30 gsoft butter
25 gvanilla sugar (or sugar + beans from 1/4 vanilla bean)
1/4 tsplemon zest
5 gsalt
Crumble topping:
60 gButter
60 gSugar
60 gFlour
60 gGround almonds (or use 60 g more flour for nutless version)
1/4 tspcinnamon
1/2 tsplemon zest

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Steps

120 mins

1

Mix all the ingredients for the dough until it's workable enough to knead. Knead for 5-10 minutes until fairly smooth. Form into a ball, cover and let rise for 1 hour.
2

Cut butter for topping into small cubes. Mix all other crumble toppings in a bowl, add butter and use fingertips to crumble everything together until you have little balls of buttery crumbles. Cover and put in refrigerator for at least 45 minutes or longer if making later.
3

Grease you baking sheet or round pan. Roll out the dough into a circle (or rectangle) to fit the size of your pan.
4

Lay the dough into the pan and cover with plastic. Let rest for 15 minutes.
5

Meanwhile preheat oven to 200C/400F (if using a fan or convection oven then 180C/350F)
6

Lay out the quartered pieces of plum on top of the dough.
7

Lastly, sprinkle the crumble topping on top.
8

Bake for 30 minutes. The first 10 minutes, bake at 200C/400F (for fan oven use 180C/350F). After the first 10 minutes reduce the heat to 180C/350F (for fan oven, 160C/320F). Bake until the crumbles are golden yellow and crisp, and crust is light brown. Adjust the baking time if needed.
9

Let cool for a few minutes before eating. Also nice with a little whipping cream or vanilla custard sauce :) This is also tasty when completely cooled.

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Felice @morinoko

on August 03, 2016 00:04

Connecticut, United States

I grew up in Southern Germany and Ohio, and spent 10 years in Japan. I love bread baking, #German food, and healthy, homestyle cooking in general inspired by my family and the seasons.Follow my cooking adventures on Instagram :)https://instagram.com/morinoko_