Plum Kuchen

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Plum Kuchen

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Plum Kuchen

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 4 tablespoons plus 3 tablespoons cold butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 large egg
• 2 (30 oz) cans whole plums, drained, pitted and cut in half
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• cooking spray

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425º
2. Combine flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and allspice. Whisk together. Cut in 4 tablespoons cold butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Combine milk, almond extract, and egg in a small bowl, whisk together. Add milk mixture to flour mixture and stir until just combined.
3. Spray 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Arrange plums in a circular pattern over batter.
4. Combine 2/3 cup sugar, 1/8 teaspoon salt, orange zest and allspice in a small bowl, stirring well. Microwave 3 tablespoons butter until butter melts, stir into sugar mixture. Sprinkle sugar mixture evenly over plums.
5. Bake at 425º for 35 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Cool in pan 1 hour.
6. Remove sides from springform pan.

*Recipe adapted from Cooking Light Magazine, 2011* Cooking Light

Plum, Kuchen, German