This gorgeous plum pie has a decorative and tasty streusel topping The rich crust is made with a combination of luscious things like sour cream heavy cream and butter
Prep Time
1 hr 15 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
8
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
To make crust: Combine 3 cups flour
3/4 cups white sugar
baking powder
and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; mix thoroughly. Cut in 2/3 cup butter with a pastry blender until pieces are the size of small peas. Stir in eggs
vanilla extract
milk
and lemon zest. Mix just until all ingredients are combined. Allow dough to rest in refrigerator while you make the topping.
To make streusel topping: Mix 1/2 cup flour
brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
chopped nuts
and grated lemon zest in a medium bowl. Rub in butter until all ingredients are well combined. Set aside.
To make fruit filling: Place pitted and sliced plums in a large bowl. Mix remaining sugar
flour
cinnamon
and nutmeg in a small bowl until thoroughly combined. Pour over plums and stir gently until fruit is evenly coated.
Roll out pie crust and arrange in a 9-inch pie pan; trim and flute edges. Pour in plum filling and evenly cover with streusel topping.
Bake pie in the preheated oven until filling is bubbly and streusel is golden brown on top
45 to 55 minutes. Serve warm
or at room temperature.
Cook’s Note
You can use apples or cherries in this recipe if you prefer; add 1/4 teaspoon of ground mace in streusel topping.Walnuts may be used instead of hazelnuts
and a few drops of lemon oil may be used instead of lemon zest.
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