While many people's list of favorite fruits more than likely
doesn't include plums, I have to say that the plum is one of mine. When ripe,
it is sweet and juicy; in cooking, it can turn the most mundane dish, from
savory to sweet, into something very special. It has more uses than almost any
fruit I know. It makes an incredible crisp, tasty crumble, decadent butter, a fabulous
accompaniment to pork, kicks Major Grey's backside when it comes to chutney
(sorry Major, but it's true), makes an incredible coffeecake, and a delectable pie.
My mother used to make plum pies that
were legendary. People always raved about how delicious they were. I'm not a
pie maker or a pie eater, but I am a fan of plums, so decided I was going to
give this plum pie a whirl. What made this recipe interesting to me was that it
had a streusel topping (something I far prefer to yet another slab of crust
because I'm not a crust person), and was topped with homemade lemon lime ice.
I made the ice earlier in the week, and was completely won over by it; you can find the recipe here. Today I'm giving you the recipe for the pie, both from Bon Appetit magazine, both outstanding.
I made the ice earlier in the week, and was completely won over by it; you can find the recipe here. Today I'm giving you the recipe for the pie, both from Bon Appetit magazine, both outstanding.
Plum
Streusel Pie with Lemon-Lime Ice Milk
As seen in Bon Appétit, June 2003
Crust*
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 t. sugar
1/2 t. grated
lemon peel
1/4 t. salt
1 stick chilled
unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 egg yolk beaten
to blend with 3 tablespoons cold water
Filling and topping
3/4 cup finely
chopped walnuts
1/2 cup flour
3 T. packed brown sugar
1 1/2 t. ground
cinnamon
3 T. chilled
unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 t. ground
nutmeg
1 1/2 pounds Melissa’s Plum Bites halved, pitted, cut into wedges
1 large egg beaten
with 2 teaspoons water (for glaze)
For crust:
Blend flour, sugar, lemon peel, and salt in
processor. Add butter; using on/off turns, cut in until pea-size pieces form.
With machine running, pour egg mixture through feed tube and blend just until
dough forms ball.
Gather dough into
disk; wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours. (Can be
made up to 3 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
Roll out dough
between 2 lightly floured sheets of waxed paper to 1/4-inch thickness. Peel off
top sheet of paper. Invert crust into 9-inch glass pie dish; peel off paper.
Fold edges under to form rim; crimp edges. Refrigerate 1 hour.
For filling and topping:
Preheat oven to
400°F.
Mix walnuts,
flour, brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in medium bowl to blend. Add
butter and rub in with fingertips until coarse meal forms. Set streusel aside.
Whisk 3/4 cup sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg, and remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon in
large bowl. Add plums and toss to coat.
Place pie dish on
baking sheet. Brush inside of pie shell lightly with egg glaze. Transfer plum
filling to pie shell, mounding slightly in center. Sprinkle streusel topping
evenly over filling.
Bake pie 15
minutes; reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Bake until filling bubbles at edges,
about 35 minutes, covering crust edges with foil during last 15 minutes if
browning too quickly. Cool pie on rack. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and
let stand at room temperature.) Cut pie into wedges. Serve with Lemon Lime Ice Milk.
* I used a Ready Made Crust from Pillsbury.
Yeah, yeah, I know, it’s not as good as homemade. In this case, I beg to
differ, it was fantastic (and I saved one heck of a lot of time)!
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8 comments:
Our plum tree has lots of plums on it - I'll have to try this! Thanks for sharing on the What's for Dinner link up!
Mmmmmm!!! I can only imagine that on a chilly evening!
I was toying with the idea of making a plum dessert soon, and here you've done the work for me! Sounds divine!
Jenna
Looks wonderful Pattie. I love good ripe plums too and hope to plant a plum tree this year. I've not made a plum pie, but since I love anything with crust, I know I'd love it, especially with the (IMO) proper streusel (no oats!).
I have never heard of a plum pie before, but it looks soooo good! Will definitely be trying this out!
-Jenna <3
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You won me over - I've like plums but never considered all the ways to use it. I'll take a piece of pie now!
this looks so super yummy I have to admit though the only time I had ever heard of plum pie is with little Jack Horner who sat in the corner. I will give this a try for sure
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Oh YUM! Sounds like a perfect summer treat topped with cold vanilla ice cream! Thanks for sharing at Celebrate your Story!
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