Tuesday, September 13

Plum trees and Plum Pudding, just one of the many things that you can do with plums!

Do you have a plum tree and sometimes just get lost on what all to do with those plums? Plum pudding seems to be a favorite past time for a lot of families and now you too can make a delicious plum pudding with this easy to follow recipe…

Ingredients

• 12 plums, pitted and halved
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons tapioca
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose baking mix
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 2/3 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons margarine, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. In a 2 quart baking dish, stir together plums, 1 cup sugar, water, tapioca and cinnamon. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. (Or 15 minutes in microwave.)
3. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F
4. In a medium bowl, stir together baking mix, 3 tablespoons sugar, milk and melted margarine to form a short cake dough. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto baked plum mixture. Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool slightly before serving.