What to do

I know what to do with our Apples

Many varieties growing in our garden. 

I know what to do with our plums and pears.

I know what to do with our winter grapes

I know what to do with Greens from our garden.

I know what to do with sour cherries from our garden.

and red beets from our garden.

I know what to do with our peaches.

and our cabbages and eggplants.

I know what to do with our apricots

and with our onions.


But I don't know 

what to do with our Asian Pears. 

My tree is laden with fruit.

They are sweet and crunchy, great for salads.  

But they are not good for baking.  

Preserves are good enough, just not great. 

Should I buy a dehydrator? 
Have you tried to dry them, I haven't. 

Do you have a favorite recipe or idea.  

Would you share?  




 

Have a great remainder of the week dear friends,

Gina 

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Mon Bouquet du jour

A lovely group of people, from the Museum of Fine Arts Department, Salt Lake City

stopped by to see the house and gardens

and my hand painted ceramics displayed in a handsome wooden plate rack carved by my very own Mr G.

 Pasha elected to stay in the Library.

Our chickens never made an appearance.

Clyde, Hansel and Lola came out of the pond for a little while.

No one saw the juvenile owl.

The ducks took cover in the tall grasses. 

Lucy loves everyone and she was everywhere amongst the visitors.  

Pears

Apples

grapes and 

Plums were ready for the picking.

The sun was shining, the last roses brightened the day.  


Have a great week ahead.  
Thank you for stopping by.
Your visits are always so appreciated. 

Gina 

Pflaumenkuchen mit Streusel bedeckt

Plum Cake covered with Streusel.

Growing up in a small village in East Germany, it was my job to take our unbaked cake to the local bakery.  A slip of paper, with our name on it,  would be attached to the cake pan.  A few hours later our cake was ready.  Saturday was the only day that the entire town could take their unbaked cakes to the bakery.
  The Baker didn't need his large oven until Sunday night.  


A few years ago, while traveling in Portugal, we followed
wonderful smells in a small village on a Sunday morning.  Not knowing Portuguese I thought for a minute that the Baker just didn't understand what we wanted.  He kept showing us different dishes and shaking his head.  Then it dawned on me that the very same custom was being observed in Portugal,  as it had been in my little farm village.  

So many smiles and so many handshakes followed... but no Sunday Meal. 

I could never resist unbaked Streusel and would eat a few on the way to the Baker, not many, because my Mother would know. 

Now that my own plums are ripe I can bake Pflaumenkuchen with lots of  Streusel on top.  If I sneak a few Streusel before the cake is baked no one will be the wiser.  But a good Pflaumenkuchen must have plenty of Streusel on top. 

Plum Cake, use your own yeast recipe or follow the one listed below.  

Simple Yeast Dough

1 pkg of dry yeast

2 Tb warm water

1/2 cup warm milk

1/2 stick of butter (melted) 

3 Tb sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 egg beaten (room temperature) 

2 cups flower

Combine yeast and water in a bowl, let stand for 15 minutes

Add all other ingredients

Turn dough out on board and knead for a few minutes, adding flour as needed.  

Place in bowl and let rise until doubled (about an hour) in size.   

Pit and half about 4 dozen Italian plums (or similar), add a cup of sugar and let  macerate while dough is rising.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Press yeast dough into large and buttered cookie sheet.  Add plums in rows, cut side up and close together.  

Sprinkle 1/2 to 3/4 cup of sugar on top of plums (depends on how sweet they are).   Add lots of Streusel on top of cake.

Bake at 375 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until crust is golden brown.  

Streusel

Mix 1 stick of UNSALTED butter at room temperature with  1/2 cup of sugar and 1 cup of  flower. Mix with your hands until crumbly. 

Have a great weekend my dear 

Blogging Friends. 

Gina