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Classic plum pie with custard
Photo: Priscilla Du Preez

Classic plum pie with custard

12 ingredients 20 min + 45 min Serves 8 openrecipes
Classic plum pie with custard

This traditional favourite is an ideal post-Sunday lunch pud

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

831
Calories
28g
Protein
20g
Fat
130g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Pastry not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 900g plums , stoned and thickly sliced
  • 140g golden caster sugar , plus extra
  • tsp ground cloves
  • 1 heaped tbsp cornflour
  • flour , for dusting
  • 500g pack shortcrust pastry
  • 1 egg , beaten, to glaze
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 85g caster sugar
  • 250ml milk
  • 250ml double cream
  • seeds scraped from 1 vanilla pod

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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