Plum Kuchen
This post is from Baked, a regular column on SauceMagazine.com/blog.
Ingredients
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour1 tsp. baking powder
½ cup, plus 3 Tbsp., granulated sugar, divided
1 tsp., plus ½ Tbsp., cinnamon, divided
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
¼ tsp. salt
2 large eggs
2/3 cup milk
3½ Tbsp. butter, melted
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
4 medium slightly firm plums, 2 cut into ½- to ¼-inch rounds (for baking), 2 left whole (served fresh on the side or for baking)
Preparation
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine the first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir until well incorporated
• In a separate small bowl, stir together the eggs, milk, butter and vanilla.
• Slowly incorporate the egg mixture with the flour until just mixed.
• Grease a 9-inch round pan.
• Spoon the batter into the pan.
• Scatter the rounds from the 2 plums on top of the batter.
• Combine the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar and ½ tablespoon of cinnamon and generously sprinkle the mixture over the top.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and let cool before serving with fresh plum slices.
