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Mamie's Wild Plum Tart
Dessert

Mamie's Wild Plum Tart

1.0

Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch tart pan with butter.
  2. 2 Roll out the pie dough and press crust into the prepared pan.
  3. 3 Arrange plums snugly, cut-sides down, on the crust. Sprinkle with cinnamon, then sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar, or up to 1/2 cup depending on the sweetness of the plums.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until the tops of the plums are slightly browned and the juices are bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes.
  5. 5 Remove from the oven and let rest until the juices have set, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle with a bit of powdered sugar, cut, and serve.

By tessaf

Chef John's Apple Dumplings
Dessert American

Chef John's Apple Dumplings

4.5

Prep
30 min
Cook
60 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking dish with 1 teaspoon butter.
  2. 2 Combine brown sugar, water, and 3 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally; boil until sugar is dissolved. Turn off heat; swirl pot gently to combine. Set sauce aside.
  3. 3 Combine white sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside. Core unpeeled apples; set aside.
  4. 4 Divide pie dough into 4 portions. Roll each dough portion out on a lightly floured surface into a circle large enough to fully wrap an apple, about ⅛-inch thick and 7 inches in diameter.
  5. 5 Place apples in center of each dough round; spoon about 3 teaspoons cinnamon sugar into each apple core. Fill each hole with 1 teaspoon butter.
  6. 6 Wrap up apples in pie dough; seal dough together at the top. Be careful not to pull and stretch dough too tightly around apples as you wrap, or it might break apart when it bakes; brush dough lightly with water if it won't stick together. Even out tops and trim any excess dough; shape into decorative leaves if desired.
  7. 7 Place wrapped apples seam-sides up into the prepared baking dish. Spoon sauce to completely cover surface of each wrapped apple.
  8. 8 Bake in the preheated oven, basting with sauce occasionally, until pastry is browned and cooked through and apples are tender, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven; baste with more sauce. Serve warm.

By John Mitzewich