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    Oh My Veggies » Vegetarian Recipes » Dessert Recipes

    Honey, thyme and plum crostata

    Published: Apr 2, 2014 · by Nicole · Updated: Aug 22, 2023 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Honey Thyme Plum Crostata recipe | DeliciousEveryday.com

    Crostata's - there's something so homely and comforting about this rustic dessert. And it's not just the combination of simple flavours, in this case a Honey, Thyme and Plum Crostata, enjoyed simply, for me at least, a lot of that comfort and joy comes from making it and ultimately sharing it with someone I love.

    There's the slow deliberate rolling out of the pastry. No rushing here. Breathe and roll, easy does it. Perhaps I'm odd, but I find rolling out pastry relaxing. It's about being there, in the moment, and focusing on what you're doing, which is often hard to do in this highly strung, social media, multi-attention grabbing world we live in today.

    Then there's the fruit, plums, which are sliced, tossed in a fragrant and sticky combination of honey and thyme leaves. The fruit is then arranged on imperfectly cut circles of pastry, which has been sprinkled with a smattering of almond meal. Finally the pastry is carefully and lovingly folded over the fruit and pinched to hold it all in, again imperfect but perfectly so, before being refrigerated and baked.

    Then comes the cleaning. The part of cooking I enjoy the least, that is until it's done. Order from chaos is so rewarding. Thankfully there is never usually much chaos or mess in my kitchen. Due to a drastic shortage of bench space, there can't afford to be. However, as much as I don't enjoy the cleaning up part of the process, strangely I also find this relaxing. Perhaps that comes from knowing that the mess is a necessity of creation.

    The most rewarding part though, is when my husband tastes my latest creation and either turns to smile at me, or greedily and inmediately digs in for another bite. Food, sure it's a fuel for our bodies, but it can also bring about so much comfort, joy, happiness and evoke memories or create new ones. And knowing that something you cooked, created with your hands, can do something so powerful is the most rewarding thing of all.

    Honey Thyme Plum Crostata recipe | DeliciousEveryday.com

    Recipe

    Honey, thyme and plum crostata

    There’s something so homely and comforting about this rustic Honey, Thyme and Plum Crostata dessert.
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    Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Dessert
    Keyword: Crostata recipe, Delicious Everyday
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 458kcal
    Author: Oh My Veggies

    Ingredients

    • PASTRY:
    • 200 g of plain flour sifted, 1⅔ cups, all purpose
    • 30 g of icing sugar sifted, ¼ cup, powdered
    • 75 g of chilled unsalted butter chopped into cubes, 5¼ tbs
    • 1 egg yolk
    • 60 ml of cold water ¼ cup
    • FILLING:
    • 6 to 8 plums depending on size
    • 2 tbs honey
    • 6 leaves sprigs of thyme picked
    • 2 tbs almond meal ground almonds
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Add the flour and icing sugar to the bowl of a food processor and process to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolk and water and process until the mixture starts to come together in a ball. Remove from the food processor and form into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
    • Meanwhile, slice the plums. You don't want them whisper thin, but you don't want them too thick and chunky either. Place the plums in a bowl along with the honey. Rub the thyme leaves between your fingers to release their flavour and add to the plums and toss well to ensure everything is coated.
    • Preheat the oven to 180 celsius (350 fahrenheit) and remove the pastry from the refrigerator and roll until roughly 5mm thick. Cut out 4 discs from the pastry of roughly the same size and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Scatter the almond meal around the centre of each disc, leaving a border. Arrange the plums on top of the almond meal. Bring up the pastry border to enclose the filling, pleating as you go. Bake for 25 minutes, or until the pastry is lightly golden. Serve with your favourite accompaniment, be that ice cream, cream or coconut cream. Personally, I just eat them hot out of the oven without any other adornments, but my husband loves them with lashings of whipped cream.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 458kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 7gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 6mgPotassium: 218mgFiber: 3gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 945IUVitamin C: 11.8mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 3mg
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    Comments

    1. Lizzy (Good Things) says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      5 stars
      Crostata is one of my favourite rustic pies! Just gorgeous!

      Reply
    2. Tania @ The Cook's Pyjamas says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      I love plums and I love pastry. This is a match made in heaven as far as I'm concerned. Beautiful photos as always.

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Me too. I don't think you need to do much to plums to make the most of them, which is why simple desserts like this work, I think 😀

        Reply
    3. thelittleloaf says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      The colours in this are absolutely stunning Jennifer.

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Plums are so pretty aren't they 😀

        Reply
    4. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      5 stars
      Rustic, beautiful and I'm sure delicious!

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Thanks Maureen

        Reply
    5. Monique @ The Sugar Coated Spatula says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      This looks so pretty! No idea how you sliced your plums so neatly. Mine never look as good!

      Reply
    6. Nik@ABrownTable says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Beautiful, Jennifer! I wouldn't share the crostata with anyone 🙂

      Reply
    7. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Beautiful crostata, I love these flavors!

      Reply
    5 from 2 votes

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