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black pepper plum pie with red wine
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Black Pepper Plum Pie

Summer is the season for juicy, ripe plums – a good time to get creative in the kitchen.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Black Pepper and Plum, Pie, Plum, Plum Pie, Summer Time
Author: Elmarie Berry

Ingredients

Pastry

  • 230 g of butter
  • ½ cup of boiling water
  • 2 cups of self-raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar

Filling

  • 4 plums
  • 1 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 tablespoons of sugar

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.

Pastry

  • Put all the pastry ingredients into a food processor and blitz until a ball is formed. Wrap the ball of pastry in cling wrap and let it rest in the freezer for 20 min. Roll the pastry out on a surface that has been dusted with flour.
  • Line 4 individual ramekins or one large tart tin with the pastry.

Filling

  • Cut the plums into wedges and cover the pastry with the fresh plums. Sprinkle one tablespoon of sugar and lightly pepper each tart.
  • Bake for 25 minutes.