Clara And Erna Simon'S "Zwetschenkuchen"(Plum Cake) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 lb. flour (3 c.)
1/4 lb. sugar (1/2 c.)
1/4 lb. butter
1 pkg. yeast
2 eggs
juice and rind of 1/2 lemon
pinch of salt
3 1/2 lb. Italian plums (plums should be firm)

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup lukewarm water.
Mix flour and yeast together.
Melt butter; mix in sugar, eggs, lemon juice and lemon rind.
Mix all ingredients together; beat until blisters form. Add 1/4 cup milk to soften.
Let rise 1/2 hour in warm place. Punch down.
Divide dough into 2 pieces.
Place each piece of dough in center of a pie pan and gently ease and flatten to pan edges.
Place plums on top in circular pattern.
Cover; let rise in a warm place until double in bulk (about 2 hours).
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 3/4 to 1 hour.