Platz Recipes

EASY PLATZ (COFFEE CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside 3/4 cup of crumb mixture, to be used as a topping for the cake. Mix eggs and milk together and then blend into remaining mixture in bowl.
• Spread batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle blackberries evenly over the top. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over fruit.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

PLATZ

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with sour cream.
• Pour batter into a large greased and floured jellyroll pan (13 x 17 3/4).
• Arrange fruit of your choice on top (you dont have to use blueberries).
• Cover with a generous sprinkling of Streusel.
• Streusel is just stirred together.
• Bake at 350 F for 30-45 minute.

PLUM STREUSEL KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs. In another bowl, whisk egg and cream; add to crumb mixture, tossing gently with a fork until mixture forms a ball. , Press dough into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Arrange plums over crust., For topping, in a small bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add cream, mixing gently with a fork until moist crumbs form. Sprinkle over plums. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

FRUIT PLATZ

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and sugar; cut in butter finely.
• Combine egg and cream; stir into dry ingredients, adding a little more cream if needed, to make a soft, sticky dough.
• With floured hands, pat dough evenly into a lightly greased 12 x 8-inch or 9-inch square cake pan.
• Filling: In a bowl, combine fruit, sugar and flour.
• Combine egg and melted butter; gently mix into the fruit mixture.
• Spread evenly over base in pan.
• Topping: In a bowl, mix together flour, sugar and baking powder; cut in butter.
• Stir in cream to make a crumbly mixture; sprinkle over the fruit.
• Bake in a 325 degree F oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown.
• To serve, cut into large squares.

FRUIT PLATZ - MOM'S RECIPE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• 1) Mix together ingredients for base to form a soft dough. 2) Press dough into bottom of 9x13 baking pan to make a thin layer 3) Place plum halves cut side down, or other sliced fruit over dough 4) Sprinkle with sugar and minute tapioca 5) Mix together ingredients for crumble topping until crumbly in texture 6) Sprinkle topping over fruit layer 7) Bake at 350 for approximately 35 - 45 minutes, or until crumbs are lightly browned.

SUE'S RHUBARB PLATZ

Steps:

• Mix 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder and rub in the butter to make a meal appearance.
• Beat together 1 cup milk, eggs and almond flavoring.
• Mix these two mixtures together.
• May be lumpy.
• Spread into a 10 x 15 inch pan and cover with fruit.
• Mix together the remaining flour, sugar and melted butter.
• Sprinkle crumbs on top of the fruit.
• Bake at 350 deg. for 40 minutes. Do not overbake.
• Cut into 20 squares.