Guide to Make Pflaumenkuchen - German Damson Plum Tart with Crumble Topping in 23 Minutes for Family

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This German fruit tart is a simple way to use the freshest stone fruit of the season. Damson plums (Zwetschgen in German) work best for this recipe, but regular plums are fine. Regular plums are a little juicier though, so add some extra.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook pflaumenkuchen - german damson plum tart with crumble topping using 17 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Pflaumenkuchen - German Damson Plum Tart with Crumble Topping:

1. Make ready 600-700 g Damson plums or Prunes, stoned and quartered
2. Take Dough:
3. Get 250 g flour
4. Take 3 g instant yeast or 10 g fresh yeast
5. Get 225 ml lukewarm milk
6. Take 1/2 beaten egg (25-30 g)
7. Prepare 30 g soft butter
8. Get 25 g vanilla sugar (or sugar + beans from 1/4 vanilla bean)
9. Get 1/4 tsp lemon zest
10. Prepare 5 g salt
11. Take Crumble topping:
12. Prepare 60 g Butter
13. Prepare 60 g Sugar
14. Get 60 g Flour
15. Prepare 60 g Ground almonds (or use 60 g more flour for nutless version)
16. Get 1/4 tsp cinnamon
17. Get 1/2 tsp lemon zest

It has a shortbread crust on the bottom and. It is super suuuuper soft and has so many juicy plums in it, not forgetting that crunchy crumble topping. If you would ask me, I would say this is the real coffee cake perfection! Pflaumenkuchen (Plum Cake) is a very popular dish among Germans.

Instructions to make Pflaumenkuchen - German Damson Plum Tart with Crumble Topping:

1. Mix all the ingredients for the dough until it's workable enough to knead. Knead for 5-10 minutes until fairly smooth. Form into a ball, cover and let rise for 1 hour.
2. Cut butter for topping into small cubes. Mix all other crumble toppings in a bowl, add butter and use fingertips to crumble everything together until you have little balls of buttery crumbles. Cover and put in refrigerator for at least 45 minutes or longer if making later.
3. Grease you baking sheet or round pan. Roll out the dough into a circle (or rectangle) to fit the size of your pan.
4. Lay the dough into the pan and cover with plastic. Let rest for 15 minutes.
5. Meanwhile preheat oven to 200C/400F (if using a fan or convection oven then 180C/350F)
6. Lay out the quartered pieces of plum on top of the dough.
7. Lastly, sprinkle the crumble topping on top.
8. Bake for 30 minutes. The first 10 minutes, bake at 200C/400F (for fan oven use 180C/350F). After the first 10 minutes reduce the heat to 180C/350F (for fan oven, 160C/320F). Bake until the crumbles are golden yellow and crisp, and crust is light brown. Adjust the baking time if needed.
9. Let cool for a few minutes before eating. Also nice with a little whipping cream or vanilla custard sauce :) This is also tasty when completely cooled.

My husband loves it so I made this recipe. Also the topping didn't really seem to serve a purpose and just sat on top of the batter without seeming to cook or incorporate into cake. Buttery Zwetschkenkuchen or Pflaumenkuchen is a delicious shortcrust pastry that is spread onto a baking sheet and covered with pitted plums (zwetschgen). My Nanny made this every holiday and my mother and I carried on the tradition. German Plum Streusel Cake Recipe -Pflaumenkuchen mit Streusel.

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