Corn Cake with Plums

Name: Corn Cake with Plums (Gâteau de maïs aux pruneaux)
Cuisine: Swiss
Ingredients: 150 g (5 oz) cornmeal; 100 g (4 oz) wholemeal flour; 7.5 ml (1½ tsp) baking powder; 100 g (4 oz) clear honey; 1 egg, beaten; finely grated rind of 1 small lemon; 60-75 ml (4-5 tbsp) skimmed milk, to mix; 500 g (1 lb, 2 oz) fresh plums, washed; icing sugar to garnish

Gâteau de maïs aux pruneaux

Preparation info

10
people

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cuisine Naturelle

By Anton Mosimann

Published 1985

About

These plum squares are delicious for breakfast or to accompany morning coffee or afternoon tea. You could use apricots instead of the plums.

Ingredients

150 g (5 oz) cornmeal
100 g (4

Europe
France
Switzerland
Breakfast
Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Stir together the cornmeal, flour and baking powder in a bowl.
Add the honey, egg and lemon rind, then stir in sufficient milk to mix to a soft dough.
Press the dough gently into a 28 x 18cm (11 x 7 in) cake tin, lined with non-stick paper.
Halve and stone the plums and place, cut side down, on the dough.