1. Pour lukewarm water, yeast, and sugar in mixing bowl.
Grate Lemon zest with a microplane, hand grater or a vegetable peeler and dice fine.
2. Add melted (not hot) butter, warmed milk, salt, lemon peel, and beaten eggs. Mix well.
3. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each cup. Add more flour, if necessary, to make a smooth dough, and turn out onto a floured surface. You can either mix it in a bowl like I showed up above or you can mix it in a mixer.
4. Knead very lightly. 5. Let rise for about 1 hour; punch down and let rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile prepare plums and custard toppings.
There are 2 types of plums; |
The Zwetschgen.. |
The Pflaumen |
Cutting the plums is simple, Wash them and then cut in half, remove the seed and then cut into quarters.
Place in a large bowl where we will be able to toss some vanilla sugar with them.
I use here a bout 3 Tablespoons of vanilla sugar for a pound of cut plums. If they are not so ripe I use a bit more.
You can add sugar and vanilla exract also, to sweeten the plums to your taste. |
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5. Roll out the dough to fit the pan your using. You can use rectangular baking dishes, pie pans, sheet pans or springform pans.
6. Place the plums in nice neat rows or random; your choice,
Top first with the custard.
Then sprinkle crumbs and continue baking at 350° for 30-45 minutes.
the custard is set and the apples are completely cooked.
so much depends on your oven, the pan you use and how thick your crust is.
Cool and cut in squares and serve topped with whipped cream. Store in fridge, this cake
gets better after a day. It will keep for a week at least properly stored.
Here are some other pans used to make this kuchen
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Casserole dishes like Corning Ware work perfect.
Plum Kuchen in a Springform Pan
Plum Kuchen Pizza
This is actually baked like a pizza on a pizza stone.
This is one of my favorites.
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