Plum Kuchen - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. unsifted flour
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter or margarine
6 blue plums, split
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 egg yolks
1 c. heavy cream

Preparation

In bowl, stir flour, 1/4 cup sugar and salt together.
Cut in butter until mixture is the consistency of cornmeal.
Pack into ungreased pan (9 x 9 x 2-inches), pressing against bottom and sides.
Arrange pricked plum halves, skin side up, in rows on top. In bowl combine 3/4 cup sugar with cinnamon.
Sprinkle sugar evenly over fruit.
Bake in quick 400\u00b0 oven for 15 minutes.
In bowl, beat egg yolks; stir in heavy cream.
Remove kuchen from oven and pour cream mixture evenly over fruit.
Return to oven and continue baking for 30 minutes more.