Fresh Plum Cobbler (Sort of!)

Watch it BUBBLE!!!!

And,... THEN,... HAVE A PIECE (with some ice cream)!!!!

This all started because my daughter Cheryl gave me a sack of fresh plums from their faithfully producing plum tree.   These aren't as large as the dark plums sold in grocery stores around here.  I would guess it takes two of these to equal one of the other.

Of the two varieties of plums she has, these were not the cling-free kind.  In other words, quite a bit of plum flesh WANTED to stick to its pit.  The recipe said to "pit the plums, and quarter them".   In this case, that wasn't a "neat" job.  As shown below, I first made the following cuts and then removed the flesh from the pit as good as I could.   (To make the cobbler, and because these plums were of the smaller kind, I doubled the number of plums called for.)

INGREDIENTS:

• Oven Temp:  375-degrees
• Baking Time:  40-45 Minutes, or until topping is brown and "bubbly".
• 9x9" baking pan or dish, sprayed with "non-stick".

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• 7 Large Plums (or 14 of the smaller type), pitted and quartered.
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (or mace, if you have it)

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• 1 egg, lightly beaten

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• 1/2 cup butter, melted

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a large bowl, combine the prepared plums, first 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 3 tablespoons flour and cinnamon.  Spoon this into a sprayed or greased 2-quart (or 9x9") baking dish.
2. In a small bowl, combine the next two sugar(s), baking powder, salt, nutmeg (or mace) and the last two cups of flour.
3. Add lightly beaten egg; stir with fork until mixed together and crumbly.  Sprinkle this mixture over the plum mixture. 
4. Drizzle top with melted butter.
5. Bake at 375-degrees for 40-45 minutes or until plums are tender and top is golden brown.   
6. Cool for at least 10-20 minutes before serving.   Serve warm or at room temperature.  (Ice cream  or whipped cream is a good addition.)
7. Yield:  About 8 servings.

Below:  Warm plum cobbler with 

"squirts" of whipped topping...