Plum & almond crumble slice

Name: Plum & almond crumble slice
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 250 grams pack butter (this must be very cold); 225 grams caster sugar; 300 grams ground almond; 28 grams 140g plain flour, plus 25g; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 6 approx plums, stoned and cut into sixths; 50 grams flaked almond

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Southern food.

Instructions

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas

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Oven

Butter and line a 20 x 30cm baking tin with baking paper.

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Butter

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Baking Paper

Put the butter, sugar and ground almonds into a food processor, then pulse until the mixture resembles very rough breadcrumbs. Spoon out half the mix into a bowl and set aside.

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Almond Meal

Breadcrumbs

Butter

Sugar

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add 140g flour into the mix in the processor and whizz until it just forms a dough. Tip into the tin and press down with the back of a spoon.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Bake for 15-20 mins until golden. Leave to cool for 10 mins.

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Oven

To make the filling, put the remaining butter and the sugar and almond mix back into the processor, saving a few tbsp for the topping.

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Almonds

Butter

Sugar

Add the eggs, the 25g flour, cinnamon and baking powder and whizz to a soft batter.

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Baking Powder

Cinnamon

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Spread over the base.

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Base

Top with the plum pieces and a little extra caster sugar and cinnamon.

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Caster Sugar

Cinnamon

Plum

Bake for 20 mins, then sprinkle with the remaining crumble mix and flaked almonds. Cook for another 20 mins or until golden. Leave to cool in the tin before slicing.

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Almonds

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Oven

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Servings:

250grams

pack butter (this must be very cold)225grams

caster sugar 300grams

ground almond 28grams

140g plain flour, plus 25g 2

eggs 1teaspoon

cinnamon 1teaspoon

baking powder 6

approx plums, stoned and cut into sixths 50grams

flaked almond

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Moscato Dasti, Port

Crumble on the menu? Try pairing with Cream Sherry, Moscato d'Asti, and Port. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. You could try NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 19 dollars per bottle.