Plum Buckle With Pecan Topping Recipes

PLUM BUCKLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place the plums into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. In a large bowl, mash together 2/3 cup butter with 1 1/2 cup of white sugar until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in 3 cups of flour, the baking powder, and salt. Mix in the milk and vanilla extract to make a smooth batter. Pour the batter over the plums. Mix 1 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of butter, 1/4 cup of flour, and cinnamon together in a bowl to make a crumbly topping; spread over the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.

PLUM BUCKLE WITH PECAN TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the middle of the oven.
• Coat an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with butter and set aside.
• For the topping:
• Using a pastry blender or your fingertips, work brown sugar, flour, butter, cinnamon, and salt together until ingredients come together but some pea-size pieces remain. Stir in pecans, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the batter:
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl until evenly combined; set aside.
• Whisk together milk and vanilla extract in a small bowl until evenly combined; set aside.
• Combine sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until light in color and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Add eggs one at a time, letting the first completely incorporate before adding the second.
• Add 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix on low until just combined; scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Pour in 1/2 of the milk mixture and mix on low until just incorporated.
• Repeat, alternately adding dry and wet ingredients and ending with dry ingredients, until completely incorporated.
• Remove bowl from mixer, fold plums in until coated and evenly distributed, and turn into prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle topping evenly over batter and bake until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean and the top is golden brown, about 45 to 50 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool at least 20 minutes before serving.

CLASSIC PUMPKIN PIE WITH CANDIED PECAN TOPPING

Steps:

• Roll and press crust into 9-inch glass pie plate .
• Do not bake .
• Heat oven to 350°F degrees .
• For filling, combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg and cloves in large bowl .
• Mix well .
• Pour into unbaked pie crust.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour 10 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean .
• Do not overbake .
• Cool completely .
• Grease baking sheet lightly with shortening .
• For topping, combine granulated sugar and water in small saucepan .
• Cook and stir on medium heat until sugar dissolves .
• Increase heat .
• Bring to a boil .
• Boil 7 to 8 minutes or until mixture becomes light golden brown, stirring frequently Stir in butter and nuts .
• Stir briskly Spread quickly in thin layer on baking sheet .
• Cool completely Break into pieces .
• Sprinkle around edge of pie .
• (You might not use all of topping. Cover and store any extra for later use.) Refrigerate leftover pie .

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE WITH CARAMELIZED PECAN TOPPING

Steps:

• Stir together the first 3 ingredients. Press crumb mixture into bottom and up sides of an 8-inch springform pan.
• Bake crust at 325° for 8 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
• Beat cream cheese and next 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
• Stir in cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
• Pour mixture into prepared crust.
• Bake at 325° for 40 minutes or until almost set.
• Remove cheesecake from oven; gently run a knife around edge of pan, and release sides.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cover and chill 8 hours.
• Stir together 3 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, and pecans; spoon over top of cheesecake.
• Broil 3 inches from heat for 3 minutes or until mixture begins to bubble.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• Store in refrigerator.