Woman_and_Home_Feel_Good_Food_-_October_2019

DESSERTS

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hotpanfora few

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Rusticplumpie

Noneedforneatnessora fancytin

here– a simplefruitpie showcasing

plums at their best.

Serves6 • Ready in 1 hr, plus

chilling

200gplainflour,plusextratodust

125gchilledunsaltedbutter, cubed

1 mediumegg,beaten

100ggoldencastersugar

600gplums,stoned and cut into

chunkyslices

finelygratedzestof1 lemon, plus

1tbsplemonjuice

2tbspthickeninggranules

3tbsp plum jam

1 Puttheflourandbutterintoa

foodprocessorandwhizzuntilthe

mixtureresemblesbreadcrumbs.

Addtheegg,2tbspsugarandwhizz

againuntilit justformsa ball.Wrap

inclingfilmandchillfor 30 mins.

2 Heattheovento200C/Gas6.

Mixtheplumsina bowlwithall

but2tspoftheremainingsugar,

andthelemonzestandjuice.

3 Usinga flouredrollingpin,roll

outthepastryona largesheetof

flouredbakingpapertoa circle

about30cmacross.Liftthepastry

andpaperontoa bakingtray.

4 Sprinklethecentreofthepastry

withthethickeninggranules.Pile

theplumsin thecentreofthepastry,

leavinga wideborder.Foldthe

pastryedgesupandoverthefruit.

5 Sprinklewiththeremainingsugar.

Bakefor35-40mins,untilthepastry

is goldenandthefruitis tender.

Brushwithwarmjamtoserve.

Perserving:Cals451, Fat 18g, Sat

fat 11g, Carbs 67g

A warmingcrumblewithpecan

nuts and cardamom in the topping.

Serves 6 • Ready in 50 mins

75gbutter,cutintosmall cubes

175gself-raisingflour

110gdemerarasugar

100gpecannuts

1½tspgroundcardamom

6 pears,peeled, quartered and

cored

110gcastersugar

2tbspdoublecreamorcrèmefraiche

200g blackberries, fresh or frozen

1 Tomakethetopping,whizzthe

butterandflourina foodprocessor

to a crumble. Tip into a bowl and

addthedemerarasugar.Whizz

thepecansuntilfinelychopped,

addtothecrumblemixwith½tsp

cardamomandstirwell.Chill while

youpreparethepears.

2 Meltthecastersugarinpanuntil

youhavea palecaramelthenadd

thedoublecreamorcrèmefraiche

andletit bubblefora fewminutes.

3 Heattheovento170C/Gas5.

Putthepearsintoanovenproof

dish,pouroverthecaramel,add

theblackberriesandremaining

cardamom,thentopwiththe

crumble.Putontoa bakingtray

andbakefor30-40mins until

goldenandbubbling.

Perserving:Cals585, Fat 26g, Sat

fat 9g, Carbs 77g

Caramelised pear and blackberry

crumble

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