Yeast Placek with Plums

• After making my late cousin Krystyna’s plum cake, I wanted to make something similar but with a yeast pastry base.
• The yeast pastry is the same as used earlier for my  drożdżówki – sweet yeast buns with rhubarb and with whinberries.

Ingredients 

• 200g & 50g plain flour
• 150 ml warm milk
• 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar
• ½ tablespoon of dried yeast
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• ¼ teaspoon of salt
• 60g granulated sugar
• 2 egg yolks
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• 400g of ripe plums
• 1-2 tablespoons of sugar
• ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon
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• Egg white for brushing
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• Icing sugar to dust

Method 

• Mix the milk, yeast, 1 teaspoon of sugar and 50g of plain flour.
• Leave for 20 minutes.
• Put the 200g of plain flour, 60g of sugar, salt, yolks and yeast mixture in a bowl.
• Mix together to form a soft dough.
• Add a little extra milk if this is too dry.
• Knead for 10 minutes – set a timer – till you get a smooth ball.
• Cover and leave for 1½ – 2 hours.
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• Line a baking tray with baking paper.
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• Cut the plums in half and remove the stone.
• Cut the plums into slices – thinner ones if not so ripe.
• Mix them with the sugar and cinnamon.
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• Lightly mix the dough back into a ball.
• Roll out and stretch the dough to fit the baking tray.
• Brush the top with beaten egg white.
• Place the plums and sugar mix on top.
• Cover and leave for 30 minutes.
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• Pre-heat the oven  to GM5- 200°C.
• Bake for 20 -25 minutes.
• Leave to cool on a wire rack.
• Dust with icing sugar to serve.