Plum And Almond Cobbler Food

ALMOND-PLUM BUCKLE

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Spray 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides with nonstick spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper round.
• Finely grind almonds in processor. Transfer to medium bowl; whisk in flour, baking powder, and salt. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Add 1 cup sugar; beat until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and almond extract, then flour mixture just until incorporated.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan; spread evenly and smooth top with spatula. Gently press plum slices, flesh side down, into batter in spoke pattern around outer rim and center of cake, placing close together. Mix cinnamon and 4 teaspoons sugar in small bowl. Sprinkle over plums.
• Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 20 minutes. Run small knife between cake and pan sides to loosen. Invert cake onto platter; remove parchment paper. Place another platter atop cake. Using both hands, hold both platters firmly together and invert cake, plum side up. Cool cake completely. Cut into wedges.

PLUM & ALMOND PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Toss the plums, cinnamon, lemon zest and brandy, if using, together in a bowl, then leave to macerate while you make the batter.
• Cream the butter and sugar with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy, add the eggs one at a time, then tip in the flour and ground almonds. Mix until completely combined.
• Tip the fruit into a buttered shallow baking dish, spoon over the cake batter, then sprinkle over the flaked almonds. Bake for 35-40 mins until browned and cooked through. Test if the pudding is ready by inserting a skewer. If it comes out clean, the pudding is ready; if there is some batter on the skewer, then give it a few mins more. Remove from the oven and serve warm with clotted cream.

PLUM, ORANGE & ALMOND COBBLER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Mix plums, sugar, 1 tbsp flour and cinnamon in a large baking dish. Splash over the orange juice, cover with foil, then bake for 30 mins until the fruit has softened.
• Mix the ground almonds, zest and flour with the salt and baking powder in a food processor, then whizz in the butter until it disappears. Pulse in the sugar, tip into a large bowl, then make a well in the middle. Warm the yogurt, milk and vanilla together in the microwave for 1 min or in a pan; it should be hot and may well go a bit lumpy-looking. Tip into the bowl and quickly work into the flour mix using a cutlery knife. As soon as it's all in, stop. The mix should be stiffish but spoonable.
• Take the plums from the oven, uncover, then top with 6 big spoonfuls of batter. Scatter with flaked almonds and a little sugar. Bake for 30-35 mins until topping is golden and the fruit bubbles underneath. Scatter with more caster sugar to serve.

PLUM AND ALMOND COBBLER

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk together brown sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon and add plums, lemon juice, and butter. Toss mixture well and spoon into a shallow 3-quart baking dish.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a food processor pulse together granulated sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/2 cup almonds until almonds are ground fine. Add egg and pulse until blended. Spoon flour mixture over plum mixture, pulling some plum wedges up for presentation. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup almonds over cobbler.
• Bake cobbler in middle of oven 45 minutes or less, or until golden and bubbling, and cool on a rack.
• Serve cobbler warm or at room temperature.

PLUM ORANGE AND ALMOND COBBLER

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Mix together the plums, 4 oz. sugar, all-purpose flour and cinnamon in a large baking dish.
• Splash over the juice squeezed from the two oranges, cover with foil, and bake for 30 minutes, until the fruit has softened.
• Meanwhile, mix the ground almonds, orange zest, self-raising flour, salt and baking powder in a food processor, then add the butter and pulse until thoroughly mixed.
• Pulse in the sugar.
• Warm the yogurt, milk and vanilla together in the microwave for 1 minute or in a pan. It should be hot and may look a bit lumpy.
• Add the flour mixture in the food processor and pulse until thoroughly combined. The mixture should be a bit stiff but spoonable.
• Take the plums from the oven, uncover, then top with 6 big spoonfuls of batter.
• Top with the sliced almonds and a bit of coarse sugar.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the topping is golden and the fruit bubbles underneath.
• Sprinkle with more sugar to serve.

FRESH PLUM COBBLER

Steps:

• In medium bowl, combine sugar and salt.
• Cut in butter til mixture is crumbly.
• Add flour, cinnamon and baking powder and mix til coarse crumbs.
• Remove and reserve 1 cup of this mixture.
• Combine 1 beaten egg and almond extract.
• Stir into remaining flour mixture to form a soft dough.
• Pat dough evenly into a 9" square baking dish.
• (*Dough may be sticky, flour hands if needed.).
• Bake at 350º for 10 minutes.
• Arrange plums over baked mixture.
• Combine whipping cream, 1/4 cup sugar 1 beaten egg, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoons almond extract, beat well.
• Pour cream mixture over plums.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Mix sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle over crumb mixture.
• Bake at 350º for 45 minutes or until browned and bubbly.
• Serve warm with ice cream!
• 8 servings, 4 at our house!