Pflaumenkuchen (German Plum Tart) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 lbs blue Italian plums
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
Cut in cold butter and and work with the fingers for the pie crust until the butter is the size of peas.
Stir in sugar and the beaten egg.
Stir with a fork until mixture gathers together. Chill 15 minutes in the freezer.
Using a piece of wax paper to prevent the dough from sticking to the hands, press onto the bottom and sides of a greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
Wash, dry, halve lengthwise, and stone the plums. Stand them on edge in rows very close together on the pastry.
Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes. Cool, then cover with sifted powdered sugar.