Tuesday 11 September 2012

Free Food


As you may have gathered I am a willing student when it comes to trying to grow my own food. However, I am still very much at the infant stage yet. So, imagine my surprise (and envy) when I discovered that my sister (the one who I am trying to convert into a green way of thinking) has plums growing in her garden. Not just 1 or 2 but a whole tree full. She couldn't understand how excited I got over some plums. Of course I was to help myself by all means, as long as I didn't expect my sister to help pick them off - too many creepy crawlies might be lurking about.


My bounty that I have decided to make Plum pudding with.

I used an oblong tin to bake this in.

Ingredients:
  • Roughly 6 plums halved - stones removed.
  • 150g sieved self raising flour
  • 175g marg or butter
  • 175g caster sugar
  • 2tbsp ground almonds
  • 4 eggs beaten
  • 2tsp vanilla extract

    Preheat oven to gas mark 4.
    Add a sprinkling of sugar to a pan with 2tbsp of water.
    Bring to boil then bring to a simmer and add plums cut side down.
    Simmer for 3 minutes.
    Spoon plums cut side down into your tin and pour over what juice is left in pan.
 Add all other ingredients to a bowl and use food mixer to mix until creamy.
 Then pour over plums.
 Put in oven and bake for 35-45 minutes.
I served this with single cream.  Absolutely delicious.

I had never made this before but will definitely be adding this to my list of favourites.

11 comments:

  1. That sounds delicious, and so simple.

    If you get lots of plums off your sister make some plum jam, we are still eating some that I made last year, it's gorgeous and it can also be used as a sauce to go with roast duck.

    Sue xx

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  2. That sounds so yummy! Lucky you for getting in on the fresh plums :)
    Sarah xo

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  3. I bought a punnet of Victoria plums today, but I am only now realiing that I could have cooked them. They're mostly eaten...

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    1. Thank you for clarifying the name of them. I'm still learning the different varieties, amateur that I am. To me a plum was just a plum x

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  4. So lucky to have access to free plums - so many trees haven't produced fruit this year due to late frosts :(

    I love victorias and am eating loads at the moment - sadly having to buy them as my usual sources have no fruit :(

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    1. This tree has produced an abundance of them and I don't want to see them go to waste. If anyone has any more ideas on storage and cooking please let me know.

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    2. Jam, chutney...and gin [use cheapo stuff from aldi as the base]

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    3. ....and after you've soaked them in Gin (or Brandy) and made your drink for Xmas still use the fruit for making jam. Alcoholic Jam....it's wonderful stuff...hic. hic, seriously it has a great flavour, I do this every year with Damsons and Strawberries!

      Sue xx

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  5. oh fresh engish plums- doesn't get much better than that!
    At the moment I'm on a beetroot cook-in
    x

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  6. looks delicious - I could just eat some now- I will have to go and buy some just to try it out.

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