Description
A hearty, but easy “double-crusted” Plum Pie, and the heart-warming story of a small community pot luck.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 pounds ripe plums
- 3–4 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Mix together butter and sugar with a mixer until fluffy. Mix in egg, then mix in flour and baking powder with a wooden spoon. Remove from bowl and knead dough until smooth and soft, 1 minute. (Dough will be very sticky, so do the best you can.) Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate about 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Cut plums in half and remove pits. Cut fruit into large pieces, toss with sugar; taste and add more sugar if needed. Pour fruit into a lightly buttered 8- or 9-inch baking dish.
- Roll out pastry on a floured board, then lift carefully onto the pie. There will be quite a bit left over. (Shape the remainder into small cookies and bake about 10-15 minutes while the pie bakes.) It doesn’t matter if the crust tears as you lower it over the fruit. Bake 40 minutes. The pastry should be pale golden-colored.