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Plum-Nectarine Buckle

Plum-Nectarine Buckle

A buckle is a decadent dessert hybrid: cakelike cobbler with a crumble topping.

Martha Stewart Living, August 2005 http://www.marthastewart.com/317605/plum-nectarine-buckle
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  • Yield Serves 8 to 10

Ingredients

    • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
    • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
    • Salt
    • 1 large egg
    • 2/3 cup whole milk
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 3/4 pound plums, halved, pitted, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges (2 cups)
    • 3/4 pound nectarines, halved, pitted, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges (2 cups)
    • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
    • Crumble Topping (http://www.marthastewart.com/261659/crumble-topping)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush a 9-inch square cake pan or 10-inch cast iron skillet with 2 tablespoons butter; set aside. Whisk together flour, 3/4 cup sugar, the baking powder, allspice, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
  2. Whisk together egg, milk, vanilla, and remaining 4 tablespoons butter in another medium bowl. Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir to combine. Spread batter evenly into buttered pan.
  3. Toss plums, nectarines, lemon juice, remaining 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Spread fruit mixture evenly over batter. Sprinkle with topping. Bake until a cake tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 1 hour before serving.

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