Plum Shortcake

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Plum Shortcake Ingredients

SAUCE	SHORTCAKE
1 1/2 lb Firm plums, pitted and	1 c Flour
1/2 c Water	2 ts Baking powder
1/4 c Creme de cassis	1/4 ts Salt
3 tb Butter, cut into small	4 tb Sugar
2 Strips lemon zest	3/4 Stick butter (6 Tbsp)
3 tb Sugar	1/4 c Milk

Instructions for Plum Shortcake

Simmer the water, sugar, casses and zest in a pan over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add plums and cook til tender, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat, discard zest and add butter. Stir til butter melts. Use this to top shortcake in the following recipe. Best served warm with heavy cream whipped with 1 teasp cassis or almond extract and 1 Tbsp sugar. SHORTCAKE: Mix together dry ingredients. Cut in butter; either incorporate with pastry cutter, forks or your fingers til mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in milk. Push into pie plate or 8-inch cake pan. Bake 15 minutes in preheated 400 degree F oven. Posted to FoodWine Digest by Gretl Collins on Jul 8, 1997

Main Ingredient: CakeCuisine: Uncategorized

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