Crunchy Spiced Plums Recipes

PLUM CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Spread the plums out into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar. In a bowl, mix together 3/4 cup white sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt. Combine with beaten egg and spoon the mixture over the plums. Drizzle batter with melted butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the topping is brown, about 40 minutes.

CRUNCHY SPICED PLUMS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Mix the sugar with 2 tbsp water in a baking dish, add the star anise, then pop in the plums, cut-side down. They should fit quite snugly. Dot with the butter. Roast for about 5 mins until the plums are starting to soften on the bottom, then turn them over. Roast for another 5 mins or until tender - this will depend on how ripe your fruit is.
• Roughly crush the Hobnobs, then spoon a little on top of each plum half. Return to the oven for a few mins more until the biscuit topping takes on a dark gold colour. Serve the plums and their scented, syrupy juices with custard or ice cream.

CRISPY CHICKEN WITH PEACHES AND PLUMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450˚. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and season generously with salt and pepper. Arrange skin-side down in a large ovenproof skillet (the chicken will be snug) and place over medium-high heat. Cook until the chicken skin is sizzling, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the skin is very browned and crisp, 8 to 10 minutes (reduce the heat slightly if the chicken is browning too quickly). Transfer the chicken skin-side up to a plate; reserve the skillet.
• Meanwhile, remove the lemon zest in wide strips using a vegetable peeler, then juice the lemon. Trim and quarter the shallots. Smash the garlic. Cut the peaches and plums into 3/4-inch-thick wedges.
• Discard all but about 1 tablespoon fat from the skillet. Add the lemon zest, shallots and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, 2 minutes. Add the lemon juice, scraping up any bits from the bottom of the skillet. Add the peaches, plums, honey and thyme sprigs, season with salt and pepper and stir to combine.
• Place the chicken, skin-side up, on top of the fruit and transfer the skillet to the oven. Roast until the chicken is cooked through and the fruit is soft and bubbling, about 15 minutes. Discard the thyme sprigs. Divide among plates and top with the thyme leaves.

VEGAN SPICED PLUM CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 200°C (400°F/gas mark 6).
• Place the flour, salt, and vegan butter into the bowl of a food processor, and briefly blitz until you have a mixture resembling breadcrumbs.
• Add the sugars and ground almonds, and pulse a few times, until they're mixed in.
• After removing the stones from the plums, place them into a mixing bowl, along with the rest of the filling ingredients, and mix well, ensuring the plums are coated with sugar and spices.
• Arrange in a deep pie dish or lasagne dish, then spread the crumble over the top.
• Sprinkle the flaked almonds over the crumble, and bake in the centre of the oven for around 35 minutes, until the crumble and the almonds are a golden brown.
• Remove from the oven, and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
• Leftovers can be kept in the 'fridge, covered over, for 3-4 days.

FRESH PLUM CRUMBLE WITH SPICED CRUMB TOPPING RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 375 F. Butter a shallow 2-quart baking dish.
• Combine plums and brown sugar, stirring well to blend.
• Spoon plum mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Sift together flour, granulated sugar, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
• Add beaten egg, stirring lightly with a fork until mixture is crumbly.
• Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over plums and then drizzle with melted butter.
• Bake plum crumble for 35 to 45 minutes, or until plums are tender and topping is lightly browned.
• Serve warm with whipped topping or ice cream.