Baked Plum and Almond Pud
Makes about 2 cups. Serve with roast duck or chicken, duck pancakes or pulled pork with Asian flavours.
Ingredients:
100 g (1/2 cup) butter, melted
100g (3/4 cup) sugar
100g ground almonds
2 large eggs
6 fresh plums
100g (3/4 cup) sugar
100g ground almonds
2 large eggs
6 fresh plums
Method
Preheat oven to 180ºC and grease a 23cm baking dish.
Cream the butter and the sugar. Add eggs and beat well to form a smooth batter.
Halve fruit, remove stone and thickly slice.
Arrange fruit on the base of the baking dish and pour over batter.
Bake for 40-50 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Serve with lashings of custard, cream or ice cream.
Recipe by Justine Drake
