Friday, September 29, 2023

plum torte

 From NYT.

Ingredients

Yield:8 servings
  • ¾ to 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1cup unbleached flour, sifted
  • 1teaspoon baking powder
  • Pinch of salt (optional)
  • 2 eggs
  • 24 halves pitted purple plums
  • Sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon, for topping
  • Preparation

    1. Step 1

      Heat oven to 350 degrees.

    2. Step 2

      Cream the sugar and butter in a bowl. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and eggs and beat well.

    3. Step 3

      Spoon the batter into a springform pan of 8, 9 or 10 inches. Place the plum halves skin side up on top of the batter. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and lemon juice, depending on the sweetness of the fruit. Sprinkle with about 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, depending on how much you like cinnamon.

    4. Step 4

      Bake 1 hour, approximately. Remove and cool; refrigerate or freeze if desired. Or cool to lukewarm and serve plain or with whipped cream. (To serve a torte that was frozen, defrost and reheat it briefly at 300 degrees.)

    Tip
    • To freeze, double-wrap the torte in foil, place in a plastic bag and seal.