Classic plum pie with custard

Name: Classic plum pie with custard
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 900 grams plum, stoned and thickly sliced; 140 grams golden caster sugar, plus extra; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 Tbsp cornflour; 500 grams pack shortcrust pastry; 1 egg, beaten, to glaze; 4 egg yolks; 85 grams caster sugar; 250 milliliters milk; 250 milliliters double cream; 1 seeds scraped from vanilla pod

Classic plum pie with custard is a dessert that serves 8. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 516 calories, 9g of protein, and 20g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 5 minutes. A mixture of plum, caster sugar, tsp ground cloves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Plum Delicious: Damson Plum Custard Tart, Plum Custard Kuchen, and Plum Custard Tart.

Instructions

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and put a large baking sheet in to heat up.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Put the plums, sugar and cloves in a pan. Simmer until the sugar dissolves and the plums are juicy, 8-10 mins.

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Clove

Plum

Sugar

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Frying Pan

Mix the cornflour with a little of the juice, then mix well into the fruit. Boil for a few mins, stirring, until thickened.

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Corn Starch

Fruit

Juice

For the custard, blend the yolks and sugar.

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Custard

Sugar

Egg Yolk

Heat the milk, cream and vanilla in a pan until almost boiling, then gently pour onto the egg mix, whisking constantly. Return to a clean pan and heat gently, stirring, until the mix thickens and coats the back of a spoon. Cool quickly, then chill. Custard can be made up to a day ahead and gently reheated.

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Custard

Vanilla

Cream

Milk

Egg

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Whisk

Frying Pan

Roll out two-thirds of the pastry on a floured surface. Use to line a pie dish, letting the pastry hang over the edges a little. Fill with the plums.

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Plum

Roll

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Pie Form

Roll out remaining pastry, about 2.5cm bigger than the dish, then drape over the plums. Pinch edges together well, then make a small hole in the top.

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Plum

Roll

Brush with egg and sprinkle with sugar. Can be assembled up to 1 day ahead.

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Sugar

Egg

Place on the hot baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Bake for 25-30 mins until golden brown, and serve hot with the custard.

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Custard

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Oven

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Servings:

900grams

plum, stoned and thickly sliced 140grams

golden caster sugar, plus extra 1teaspoon

ground cloves 1Tbsp

cornflour 500grams

pack shortcrust pastry 1

egg, beaten, to glaze 4

egg yolks 85grams

caster sugar 250milliliters

milk 250milliliters

double cream 1

seeds scraped from vanilla pod

Recommended wine: Lambrusco Dolce, Late Harvest Riesling, Vin Santo

Pie can be paired with Lambrusco Dolce, Late Harvest Riesling, and Vin Santo. These wines are all sweet, which is important since wine should usually be sweeter than the food you're pairing with it. One wine you could try is Chateau Chantal Late Harvest Riesling. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 21 dollars.