Pass the Platz

With the summer (a.k.a. fruit-bearing season) approaching, we've been mindful to finish using up last summer's pickings that are still living in our freezer.  I still had a big bag full of purple plums from our backyard tree and all I could think about was making them into plum platz (a.k.a. fruit coffee cake - Mennonite style).  I've never made platz before and I expected it to be a complicated recipe for some reason.  But when I found the recipe on Mennonite Girls Can Cook, it was surprisingly easy...

I made a batch for our care group and it was such a hit that they even gave me a round of applause.
Yeah, our care group is cool like that.

And since the recipe was so successful, I decided to make another batch the very next day.

So, if you've got any ripe or frozen fruit around, here's a great way to use it up!

Platz:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
Grease a 9x13 pan

In the food processer (or with a pastry blender) combine:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup butter

(The food processer worked brilliant - way better than using a pastry blender!)

Mix until the mixture is crumbly and then add:

- 1/2 cup milk

- 1 egg

- 1 tsp vanilla

Spread into the prepared pan.

Top with chopped fresh or frozen fruit of your choice.  

I was running low on plums for my second batch so I added in some blueberries.  

(It was good but the pure plum one was better in my opinion :)

Crumb Topping:

- 1 1/2 cups flour

- 1/2 cup of butter, melted

- 1 1/2 cups sugar

Combine to make crumbs and sprinkle over fruit.

(Yeah, there's a reason this stuff is so good... 

butter + sugar = true love 4-ever)

       

Bake in the top 1/3 of your oven for about 30 minutes - until golden brown.

Then amaze your family and friends with a little slice of heaven...