Fruit Platz

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup light cream
• 4 cups fruit, of your choice (e.g. blueberries, sweet cherries, chopped rhubarb, sliced peaches, apricots, plums or apples)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons light cream

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and sugar; cut in butter finely.
• 2 combine egg and cream; stir into dry ingredients, adding a little more cream if needed, to make a soft, sticky dough.
• 3 with floured hands, pat dough evenly into a lightly greased 12 x 8-inch or 9-inch square cake pan.
• 4 filling: in a bowl, combine fruit, sugar and flour.
• 5 combine egg and melted butter; gently mix into the fruit mixture.
• 6 spread evenly over base in pan.
• 7 topping: in a bowl, mix together flour, sugar and baking powder; cut in butter.
• 8 stir in cream to make a crumbly mixture; sprinkle over the fruit.
• 9 bake in a 325 degree f oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown.
• 10 to serve, cut into large squares.