Plum balls are a fave rave in our
household every August when plums are in abundance. Our family practice is to cut
out the main course, and go straight to dessert. We do it this way at least once
a year.
This is one of those recipes that I do pretty much
by rote. It is like art - I know it when I see it, but I cannot tell you exactly
when there is enough flour in the dough to make it perfect. More flour? Less flour? Use your judgement. It should not be sticky or too dry. My suggestion is
to use this recipe as a start and then just play with it.
Amounts
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Ingredients
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To do
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2c
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bread crumbs
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Melt the butter, and sauté the bread crumbs until they are
golden brown. Keep stirring for a bit after you turn off the heat as they may
continue to brown. Then set aside.
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¼ c
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butter
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1 lb
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Cottage cheese
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Blend these ingredients together – I use a Cuisinart with the sharp blade
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1
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egg
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1/3 c
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milk
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1 tsp
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salt
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2 c
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flour
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Dump in 1c, and then slowly add the rest
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?
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extra flour
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For rolling out – The amount of extra flour needed depends on how wet the
cottage cheese was. Roll out the dough until it is quite thin.
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some
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plums
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Slit the plums enough so you can take out the pit and
replace it with a sugar cube. Then wrap each plum in dough, and set aside on
a floured cookie sheet until they are all done.
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some
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sugar cubes
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lg pot
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boiling water
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Drop the plums in one by one, and boil them until the
dough is tender and looks a little puffy. Maybe 5 minutes or so after the
water returns to the boil
Then – remove from the water with a slotted something
(spoon – sieve?), drain a bit, then roll in the browned breadcrumbs.
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Serve with generous
ladles of hot custard, smiles and love.
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