Plum Orange Almond Cobbler Recipes

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.

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!

PLUM, ALMOND AND ORANGE GALETTE

Steps:

• Remove the pastry from the freezer and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Leave it to thaw while you prepare the fruit. It will thaw quickly and is easiest to handle if it's cold. You want it just soft enough so that you can manipulate it.
• Combine the plums, 2 tablespoons of the sugar or honey, walnuts, orange zest, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon in a large bowl and gently toss together.
• Sprinkle the almond powder over the pastry, leaving a 2- to 3-inch border all around. Place the fruit on top. Fold the edges of the dough in over the fruit, pleating the edges as you work your way around the fruit to form a free-form tart that is roughly 9 inches in diameter. Place in the freezer on the baking sheet for 45 minutes to an hour. This helps the galette maintain its shape. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove the galette from the freezer. Brush the exposed pastry with the egg wash. Combine the sugar and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and sprinkle over the fruit and the crust. Place in the oven and bake 1 hour, until the fruit is bubbly and some of the juices have run out and caramelized on the parchment. Remove from the oven and serve hot or warm.

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.