they where delicious
This is just to say
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
by William Carlos Williams
to his wife about 65 years ago
Sugarplums is a rare fruit, with an unusual colour by any standard in the fruit kingdom. It is not a pretty colour. It creates contrast to just about anything you would want to put next to it. …. But a rare feast indeed it is. Sweet, not too sweet, …. firm, but not too firm, …. juicy, but not to juicy. If you indulge in plums right from the refrigerator, you’ll find yourself refreshed, like from no other ….
Now, as we all know, in Vienna we know how to make some sort of sinful, self-indulgent, delectable, wonderful creation from mother nature gifts. This time it is no different, except I did not bother to translate its name into the English language.
Zwetschkenfleck
The literal meaning of Zwetschkenfleck is “plum stain”. In Vienna it means plum-cake, a traditional dessert from the Viennese cuisine. Similar to the famous apple strudel it can be found in almost every coffeehouse in Vienna. And there’s of course a good reason for this phenomenon. Find out about it by trying this recipe!
This description I borrowed from the Wien-Info. But the recipe is NOT !!
Without further ado …. here it is … :
Zwetschkenfleck mit Topfenteig
Plum-Stain with ricotta dough …. doesn’t sound so sexy in English, ….. does it ?
Ingredients:
2 Eggs
100 g Butter
200 g powdered sugar
1 teasp. Vanilla-sugar
250 g ricotta
lemon zest
400 g flour
1 teasp. baking powder
300 ml Milk
Plums
Method:
Pre-heat the oven to 180 C
Wash the fruits and cut into halfs or quarters, depending on their size.
mix the butter, sugar, lemon zest and the yolks of the eggs, and whisk until pale in colour
mix in the ricotta
sift the flour with the baking powder
mix into the butter mixture half by half together with the milk taking turns
whisk the egg white with a pinch of salt
mix carefully into the mixture
spread onto a baking tray
cover with the fruits
bake for about 35-45 min
let cool
dust with icing sugar, … mixed with cinnamon if desired
