The pastry will be hidden when flipped over. Once that task done, roll the pastry to fit on top of and inside the dish, not against the borders. Pour the honey in the centre of the dish and let it slide and cover the bottom of the dish… Cut all your Damsons in halves and remove the stone ( this is a bit painful, so be patient…)… Place the halves face ( skin) down and repeat for another row and put the butter on top here and there, it will help for later… Damsons and honey Stir the flakes gently with a knife and add a bit of cold water, then quickly use your hand to make a dough ball and in the fridge it goes, covered with film until you are ready to roll. Put the flour in a large bowl and then coarse grate the butter on top the butter has to be very cold. 120 g of organic flour or semola di Grano Duro.So I decided to go Jacques Tati on that Tarte Tatin, avant-guardist and yet traditional… I was given a good few Damson plums last Saturday, the perks of the job or simply the joys of sharing harvested fruits this time of year can give so generously, apples, blackberries, plums… I love the zing of Damson plums, the French call them Quetsches, they are smaller and a bit more tart than other plums, a great contrast to what I had in mind last Tuesday… Damsons and cooking apples ![]() The skies were bright again, I could see the end of the lake again, I could breathe… No seriously, it was great, a relieve from the horrible muggy and still typical ( tropical?) August that has me as happy and calm as Martin Sheen in a Vietnamese hotel room. Turn heat to low for a slow simmer and allow plums to cook down uncovered for 1 hour and. Add water and cardamom pods bring to a low boil over medium heat. Plums were domesticated 2000 years ago in China and have been praised by Confucius in his writings.Autumn fell on the isle of Ireland like a North Korean missile in the Sea of Japan… Quickly and without warning. Rinse and de-stem plums in a sink full of cool water place them into a thick-bottomed pot suitable for slow cooking and deep enough to allow frothing when plums begin to boil.
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