Julia'S Open Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 c. sugar
pinch of salt
3/4 bar butter or oleo (3 oz.)
1 egg
1 Tbsp. water or milk
fresh fruit: peaches, plums, blueberries, etc.
brown sugar
butter (dots)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Sift dry ingredients together.
With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut butter into dry ingredients.
Add beaten egg; mix.
(If dough is too dry for spreading, add a little cold milk or orange juice.)
Spread dough on bottom and sides of 9-inch buttered pie plate.
Peel peaches; cut in slices and place over the dough (if plums are used, do not peel).
Sprinkle top of cake with brown sugar; dot with butter.
Bake until cake is golden brown on bottom and fruit is soft, about 20 to 30 minutes.