This buttery plum and almond crumble slice is so good!!
Ingredients
- 250 gram (very cold) butter
- 225 gram caster sugar
- 300 gram ground almond
- 140 gram plain flour, plus 25g (keep separate)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- about 6 plums (stoned and cut into sixths)
- 50 gram flaked almond
Instructions
Heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (fan 160C)
Butter and line a 20 x 30cm baking tin with baking paper
Put the butter, sugar and ground almonds into a food processor, then pulse until the mixture resembles very rough breadcrumbs
Spoon out half the mix into a bowl and set aside
Add the 140 gram flour into the mix in the processor and whizz until it just forms a dough
Tip into the tin and press down with the back of a spoon.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden. Leave to cool for 10 minutes.
For the filling: Put the remaining butter, sugar and almond mix back into the processor, saving a few tablespoons for the topping.
Add the eggs, the 25 gram flour, cinnamon and baking powder and whizz to a soft batter. Spread over the base.
Top with the plum pieces and a little extra caster sugar and cinnamon. Bake for 20 minutes,
Remove from oven and sprinkle with the remaining crumble mix and flaked almonds. Cook for another 20 minutes or until golden.
Leave to cool in the tin before slicing.
Notes
The original recipe is from bbcgoodfood.com
