Mennonite - Plum Custard Kuchen
Source of Recipe
Olga
Recipe Link: http://parenthood.com/recipe_display.html?ID=10942
A tea-biscuit base with neat rows of plums surrounded
by custard--this is a delicious dessert.
Mennonite - Plum Custard Kuchen
1 1/3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup margarine or shortening
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
Plums, pitted and halved
topping:
1/2 cup 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 over
the plums, and return it to the oven. Reduce heat to 350
degress F. and bake for another 30 minutes. Serve warm.
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