![]() ![]() Meanwhile, whisk the heavy cream, egg yolk, lemon zest and juice into the cooled filling. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Allow to cool, then remove the parchment and beans. Bake until the crust is set but still slightly pale, about 15 minutes. Place a piece of parchment in the center of the tart and fill all the way to the top with dried beans. Prick the bottom of the tart with a fork. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to a 13-inch circle and place in an 11-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Pour the mixture into a large bowl and allow to cool for 25 to 30 minutes. Cook, whisking occasionally, until the sugar melts, 2 to 3 minutes. Meanwhile, make the honey and pine nut filling: Add the honey, brown sugar and salt to a medium saucepan over medium heat and whisk to combine. Flatten into a disk then refrigerate, at least 30 minutes. Remove to a piece of plastic wrap and press together into a dough ball. With the machine running, add the egg yolk, vanilla and water and pulse until the dough just comes together. Add the butter and pulse until small pebbles form. Serve warm or at room temperature, with a dollop of whipped cream.For the tart crust: Add the flour, granulated sugar and salt to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until combined. (My cake was perfect at 35 minutes) Cool for 20 minutes, then invert the cake onto a flat plate and remove the parchment paper. Pour the cake batter evenly over the plums and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Stir the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl, then add it to the mixer while on low speed mix until just combined. On low speed, beat in the eggs one at a time, then add the sour cream, zest, and vanilla. While the caramel bubbles, cream the butter and remaining 3/4 cup of sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Swirl the pan, and pour evenly over the plums. Cook over high heat, until it turns a warm amber color and registers about 360☏ on a candy thermometer. Preheat the oven to 350☏ and line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper.Ĭombine 1 cup of the sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan. The results were wonderful.Ħ tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter room temperatureġ pound plums, pitted and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces (about 5 to 6)ġ cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour It will help ensure the plums don't stick to the bottom. I ended up being low on all-purpose flour the day I baked this, and used half spelt instead. (Sound good? Give it a tweet!)ĭon't omit the extra step of lining the cake pan with parchment paper. Just eat the plums while they're still in season. Whatever you feel upon reading it is accurate. It means whatever you want or need it to. ![]() What I'm trying to say is who cares about what this poem really means. I think the fact that they were "so delicious and so cold," and perhaps so much better than he may have assumed they would be, prompted him to realize that they truly were special enough to apologize for taking. I don't think Williams set out to write this poem before tasting the plums. ![]() Over-analyzing removes the joy we receive from reading these words, smiling, and imagining how perfectly ripe those plums must have tasted. It might be as simple as this: A little poem about eating plums is too delicious to spend that much time thinking about. We forget to take out the trash until we can smell the onion peels. We eat plums our spouse might have been saving. You just want it to sound pleasing to the ear and be what it was meant to be: an honest response to a moment in time. You write it down, walk away, and there it is. Had he not devoured them, she would have eaten them herself that morning.įrom the mind of someone who once thought in verse, this is the kind of poem that just comes to you when it comes. "That you were probably saving for breakfast" reveals a certain intimacy, too, because the speaker assumed a purpose for the plums based on what he knew of his wife. He ate the plums, regretted it only enough to crack a smile as he was writing said note, then proceeded to take a walk and get on with the morning. Personally, I like the idea that Williams left a note for his wife. ![]()
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