During the summer I didn’t do any new innovative jams. I only produced some classic jams like: Both were made w/ preserving sugar (2:1). So when summer slowly turns into autumn I thought about my jam production & decided to add another classic jam based on plums. It’s one of these quick & dirty jams. Most of the work comes from preparing the plums. … & don’t forget to clean the jam jars!
End of August I stumbled across plums in my trusted food store – the first plums of the season. At once I got some ideas about plum cake, plum sheet cake, plum cake w/ crumble … Finally I decided to create a clafoutis w/ plums. To be honest I’m not a fan of any plums like plums uncooked … plums always tend to be rather sourish. However, if cooked or baked plums are great w/…
Plum mania: I was in plum mania & just made another plum cake. Briefly I thought about creating plum jam, but summer came back & we had lots of sunshine & very warm weather (even if only for a few days) – I postponed any jam making. A crispy slim tart w/ ricotta cream & plums seemed appropriate for late summer days. Have a closer look … There is a thin crispy pastry layer, a…
Plum season has started. As soon as I spotted plums in my trusted food store and recipes for any kind of plum cake affairs started appearing on Instagram I defined that it’s time to create something w/ plums. I admit that I’m not a fan of eating plums fresh from the garden. They seems somewhat dry and sour … Plums are definitely predestined to get baked or cooked. Only after these processes they develop their…