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2025-09-07 01:51:48 Tim Prendergast: torte up| /dev/null .. plum torte.md | |
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| + | # Plum Torte |
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| + | ## Ingredients |
| + | |
| + | - 3/4 to 1cup sugar |
| + | - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened |
| + | - 1 cup unbleached flour, sifted |
| + | - 1 tsp baking powder |
| + | - Pinch of salt (optional) |
| + | - 2 eggs |
| + | - 24 halves pitted purple plums |
| + | - Sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon, for topping |
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| + | ## Preparation |
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| + | - Heat oven to 350 degrees. |
| + | - Cream the sugar and butter in a bowl. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and eggs and beat well. |
| + | - 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. |
| + | - 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.) |