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- From: kent@decwrl.DEC.COM (Christopher A. Kent)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Zwetschgendatschi -- Plum cake
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- Date: 29 Aug 86 05:28:56 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE ZWETSCHGEND D "21 May 86" 1986
- .RZ "ZWETSCHGENDATSCHI" "A Bavarian plum delicacy for dessert"
- My mother and grandmother make this Bavarian specialty without a recipe;
- this recipe is from my mother, after I pressed her to write it down so I
- could make my own.
- It also includes variations from a few other folks that you
- might like to try.
- Roughly translated from Bavarian to German, this is
- \fIPflaumenkuchen\fR,
- which, roughly translated from German to to English is
- \fIPlum cake\fR.
- However, \fIZwetschgen\fR aren't ordinary plums,
- a \fIDatschi\fR isn't really a \fIKuchen\fR,
- and a \fIKuchen\fR is most definitely \fBnot\fR a cake!
- .PP
- This dessert is made of the slightly tart Italian plums, which are
- unfortunately only
- available at certain times of the year.
- Don't try to make it with ordinary plums; they're too sweet and too juicy.
- .IH "Fills one round cake pan"
- .IG "\(14 lb" "butter" "120g"
- .IG "1/3 cup" "sugar" "60g"
- .IG "\(12 tsp" "vanilla" "2.5 ml"
- (or use vanilla sugar)
- .IG "1" "egg"
- .IG "1 pinch" "salt" "0.5 ml"
- (only if you use unsalted butter)
- .IG "1 tsp" "lemon peel" "5 ml"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "sour cream" "15 ml"
- .IG "1\(34 cup" "flour" "200 g"
- .IG "1 tsp" "baking powder" "5 ml"
- .IG "2 cups" "Italian plums" "500 g"
- .SH OPTIONAL STREUSEL TOPPING
- .IG "6 Tbsp" "butter" "90 g"
- .IG "\(34 cup" "flour" "75 g"
- .IG "1/3 cup" "sugar" "70 g"
- .IG "\(12 tsp" "cinnamon" "2.5 ml"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, add the sugar (and vanilla), add the
- egg, (salt,) lemon peel, and sour cream.
- Mix the flour and baking powder, and add that.
- .SK 2
- Pit the plums, splitting them into halves or thirds.
- Grease the pan and spread the dough.
- Liberally spread plums over the dough, meat side up.
- If the plums are sour (as opposed to just tart), sprinkle them lightly
- with sugar.
- .SK 3
- To make the optional
- \fIStreusel\fR topping, cream the butter, add flour, sugar and
- cinnamon. Sprinkle over the plums.
- .SK 4
- Bake for 30\-45 minutes in the middle rack at
- .TE 375 190 .
- Be careful not to let the bottom burn!
- .SK 5
- Serve liberally topped with freshly-made whipping cream.
- .NX
- A \fIDatschi\fR may actually be made with any fruit; I happen to love it
- with \fIZwetschgen\fR the best.
- .PP
- I don't know this with \fIStreusel\fR on top, and never prepare it that
- way, but several of my acquaintances swear by it.
- Made with other fruit, I would be more likely to accept the \fIStreusel\fR.
- .PP
- If you like, you may sprinkle rum or cinnamon over the fruit before baking.
- Also, you might try substituting rum for the sour cream in the dough, or
- just adding both.
- .PP
- If you want to make a cookie-sheet-sized \fIDatschi\fR, simply double the
- recipe.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- moderate.
- .I Time:
- 20 minutes preparation, 20 minutes baking.
- .I Precision:
- approximate measurement OK.
- .WR
- Chris Kent
- DEC Western Research Lab, Palo Alto, California
- kent@decwrl.DEC.COM {ihnp4,ucbvax,decvax}!decwrl!kent
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