What can I do with 2lbs of plums?

kunekune

bump, as link for recipe now added

Na1play

Hi everyone,
I have noticed my plums going off, so thought I would ask for advice on here.
Are they any good in a pie?
How do I do that? (prepare the plums, not pie topping)
Thanks everyone.
Na

ChapelGirl

No Benny Hill or seaside postcard jokes please....:rotfl:

For a pie all I would do is cut the plum in half from the stalk end to the base so you can remove the stone.

I'd then put them in a pie dish with a generous sprinkling of sugar (plum pie can be a bit "tart". Yes it IS a tart you're making, but I mean sour...). Pastry on top, bake, and voila!

If some are going moldy make sure you don't include those in the pie. Slightly wrinkly ones should be OK though. Plums release a lot of liquid when you cook them, so if you want pastry on the bottom as well you should probably bake the bottom "blind" first.

Na1play

Thanks ChapelGirl, do I have to skin them first or will they be alright?

ChapelGirl

Na1play wrote: »

Thanks ChapelGirl, do I have to skin them first or will they be alright?

Nah. Life's too short to skin a plum!

ubamother

I'm with Chapelgirl on a pie, but if you're not in a pastry making mood, top the sprinkled plums with a basic victoria sponge mix - doesn't matter if bits of plums poke through - bake and you've got a pudding. I stone but don't skin too

Na1play

Thanks very muchly. Will try the sponge though, that sounds yummy.

muppet83

Can anyone help with my plums!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Sorry couldn't help it.:p

Penelope_Penguin

Na1play wrote: »

Hi everyone,
I have noticed my plums going off, so thought I would ask for advice on here.
Are they any good in a pie?
How do I do that? (prepare the plums, not pie topping)
Thanks everyone.
Na

You can put them into a crumble; the good news is that no only do they not need skinning you don;t need to cook them first - just stone them, put in a dish, cover with crumble mix, cook, eat with clotted cream :T

As this has fallen from the front of OS, I'll add it to the exisitng thread to give you more suggestions.

Penny. x

v8monkeyboy

Ok, so I do realise that it's not the season for plums in any way, shape or form, but ASDA had a huge bag on special offer (£1 for 1.5Kg), and they just happened to make their way into my trolley...

I know I can make a plum tart thing with them, but what to do with the rest? I have no room in the freezer,so I was thinking that as they probably aren't that great tasting, perhaps making plum vodka or something? Oh, and we have enough jam to feed half the British Army plus their dependants, so I don't really want to make any more

Anyone have any ideas?

T xx