Canadian Mennonite Plum Custard kuchen
Canadian Mennonite Plum Custard Kuchen
Posted by Olga 8/30/02 5:51:13 pm
A tea-biscuit base with neat rows of plums surrounded by custard
- this is a delicious dessert.
1 1/3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/3 cup margarine or shortening
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
Plums, pitted and halved
Topping
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Custard
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup buttermilk or yogurt
1/3 cup sugar
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
Cut in
margarine.
Beat egg and milk and stir into mixture.
Pat the dough
over the bottom of a 9-inch cake pan.
Arrange nicely in rows enough
pitted plums to completely cover the dough.
Sprinkle topping over
the plums.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile mix custard ingredients.
Take the kuchen out of the
oven, drizzle the custard mixture over the plums, and return it to
the oven.
Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and bake for another 30
minutes.
Serve warm.