4 delicious sweet and savoury plum recipes for the autumn season – PHOTOS

Plums are in season from early summer all the way into October; nonetheless, these sweet, juicy stone fruits always remind us that Autumn is coming and it is time for making jams, fruity pies, cakes and plum dumplings. Make the most of the autumn season with these delicious plum recipes.

Hungarian creamy plum soup with whipped cream

Fruit soups are incredibly popular in Hungary and are made from a wide variety of fruits such as apple, cherry, strawberry or raspberry.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg plums
• 3 dl water
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1tsp ground cloves
• roughly 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1tbsp honey
• 1 unflavoured yoghurt

1. Wash the plums, then cut them in half and remove the pit.
2. Add the fruit, the water, the cinnamon, the vanilla bean, the cloves and the grated lemon zest to a pot and bring it to a boil.
3. When the plums are cooked, remove the soup from the heat and let the soup cool slightly. Transfer it to a blender and blend until smooth. Add the honey and the yoghurt to the mixture.
4. Serve when cold with some whipped cream on top.

You can find more special Hungarian fruit soup recipes HERE.

Quick duck stew with spicy plums

This dish offers the perfect balance of savoury and sweet.

Ingredients:

• 400 g skinless duck breasts
• 250 g plums
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 dl red wine
• salt
• freshly ground pepper
• cloves
• rosemary
• cinnamon
• 1 tbsp plum jam

1. Wash the plums, remove the pit and cut them into cubes. Cut the meat into approximately 6 to 8 cm long strips, then heat the butter in a pan and brown the duck breats.
2. Add the wine and bring it to a boil. Simmer until the meat is half done and add the plums and the plum jam.
3. Season with salt, pepper, cloves, rosemary and cinnamon, then braise until soft. Serve with mashed potatoes.

Hungarian plum pie with poppy seed

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Ingredients:

• 300 g flour
• 25 g fresh yeast
• 50 g powdered sugar
• 150 ml milk
• 1 egg yolk
• 50 g butter
• salt

Topping:

• 600 g plums
• 5 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 40 g ground poppy seeds
• 1 tsp powdered sugar

1. Mix 1 teaspoon powdered sugar with lukewarm milk and crumble the yeast into the milk. Let it sit for approximately 10 minutes to activate the yeast.
2. While the yeast is sitting, weigh the flour into a large bowl, then add the powdered sugar and a little salt. After this, add the egg yolk and the activated yeast mixture to the bowl and start kneading the ingredients into a dough. Add the butter and continue kneading. Grease the edge of the bowl and the top of the dough with a bit of oil, then cover it with a kitchen towel and let it sit for approximately 40 minutes.
3. Let’s prepare the topping. Wash the plums, remove the pit and cut them into four pieces. Add the plums, the sugar and the cinnamon to a pot, dilute it with a bit of water and bring it to a boil. Cook until the plums become soft, but they do not fall apart entirely.
4. Preheat the oven for 170 °C. Sprinkle some flour onto your pastry board and put the dough on it. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and roll out the dough to the size of the baking pan. Lay the dough on the pan and pour the plum mixture on the dough. Mix the poppy seed with the powdered sugar and sprinkle the dough with this mixture. Put it in a pre-heated oven for 30−40 minutes.
5. When serving, sprinkle some powdered sugar.

Hungarian plum dumplings (‘szilvásgombóc’)

Plum dumplings are undoubtedly among the most beloved Hungarian desserts. This unmissable dish can be served as a dessert or a main dish. If you want to learn how to make this traditional dessert, just as our grandmothers have taught us, read our previous article HERE and watch the video HERE.

Featured image: Video still from Mindmegette

Source: Divany.hu, Mindmegette.hu