{"id":218732,"date":"2022-03-08T22:56:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T20:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=113687"},"modified":"2022-03-08T22:56:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T20:56:13","slug":"bejewel-autumn-comfort-food-with-bountiful-ruby-red-plums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/bejewel-autumn-comfort-food-with-bountiful-ruby-red-plums\/","title":{"rendered":"Bejewel autumn comfort food with bountiful ruby-red plums"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bejewel-autumn-comfort-food-with-bountiful-ruby-red-plums.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bejewel-autumn-comfort-food-with-bountiful-ruby-red-plums.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113688\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=113688\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-113688 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bejewel-autumn-comfort-food-with-bountiful-ruby-red-plums.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113688 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bejewel-autumn-comfort-food-with-bountiful-ruby-red-plums.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yummy Plummy Bread and Butter Pudding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bejewel autumn comfort food with bountiful ruby-red plums.<\/p>\n<p>With autumn climes beginning to waft in, it is time to make the most of the last plums of the season and showcase their sweet, juicy goodness in comforting autumnal desserts.<br \/>Plums are abundant from November to April and even as the season comes to a close, you will still find these jewel-toned stone fruit on supermarket shelves in a range of colours and flavours from very sweet to appealingly tart.<\/p>\n<p>Plums are a nutritious powerhouse. They are packed with vital nutrients and anti-oxidants, and have a lower GI and less sugar than many other fruits. Always look for firm, brightly coloured fruit but make sure you allow them to ripen to develop their full sweetness before you tuck in.<br \/>Plums are delicious to eat on their own and add fabulous autumn colours and flavours to desserts. Give TV Chef Justine Drake\u2019s simple citrus poached plums a try and be sure to serve them with a dollop of something rich and creamy.<\/p>\n<p>Chef Jenny Morris\u2019 yummy plummy bread and butter pudding is a delicious autumn twist to a hearty South African favourite.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for an indulgent gluten free, plant based alternative try the vegan plum sponge by Charlotte Roberts from Charley\u2019s Health blog. This cake is sweet, fluffy and studded with vibrant plums.<br \/>Plums also make the best braai marinade for sticky ribs. Food writer Karen Hart\u2019s spicy Chinese plum sauce will add extra zing to your braai ribs, or use it to baste a pork joint or chops for extra flavour.<br \/>Feel inspired by following @juicydelicioussa on Instagram or visit www.juicydelicious.co.za for more tempting stone fruit recipes.<\/p>\n<p>Simple citrus poached plums&nbsp;By Justine Drake<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<br \/>2 cups (500ml) water<br \/>1 cup (250ml) fresh orange juice<br \/>\u00bd cup (125ml) sugar<br \/>Peel of 1 lemon<br \/>Peel 1 orange<br \/>1 cinnamon stick<br \/>6 whole plums, halved and stoned<\/p>\n<p>Method:<br \/>1. Combine water, juice, sugar, citrus peel and cinnamon stick in a saucepan.<br \/>2. Stir over a low heat until the sugar dissolves.<br \/>3. Poach plums in the syrup for 20-25 minutes or until tender.<br \/>4. Remove plums from the syrup and slip off their skins.<br \/>5. Boil syrup to reduce by half.<br \/>6. Serve plums with vanilla ice cream, yoghurt or thick cream and a scattering of toasted flaked almonds.<\/p>\n<p>Yummy plummy bread and butter pudding<br \/>By Jenny Morris<br \/>Serves 4<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<br \/>10 slices of stale white bread, crusts removed and buttered on both sides<br \/>2 heaped Tbsp of strawberry jam<br \/>Zest and juice of one lemon<br \/>6 large plums stoned and chopped into small pieces<br \/>350ml milk<br \/>125ml cream<br \/>2 large eggs<br \/>\u00bd tsp ground cinnamon<br \/>2 Tbsp caster sugar<br \/>Extra caster sugar for sprinkling<br \/>Flaked almonds (optional)<\/p>\n<p>Method:<br \/>1. Preheat the oven to 180\u00b0C.<br \/>2. Cut the buttered bread into triangles.<br \/>3. Place the jam, lemon zest and juice along with the plums into a saucepan, bring to the boil and remove from the heat.<br \/>4. Arrange half the bread in a baking dish, spoon over the plum mixture and cover with the remaining bread.<br \/>5. Whisk together the milk, cream, eggs cinnamon and caster sugar. Pour it over the bread and let the pudding stand for 30 minutes before baking.<br \/>6. Sprinkle over the caster sugar and almonds if you are using them.<br \/>7. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the custard has just set and the top is golden brown.<br \/>8. Remove from the oven and dust with icing sugar. Serve warm with whipped cream or great blobs of vanilla ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>Vegan plum sponge cake<br \/>By Charlotte Roberts, Charley\u2019s Health blog<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<br \/>1 cup plus 2 Tbsp caster sugar or coconut palm sugar<br \/>\u00be cup vegan butter<br \/>1 cup oat milk<br \/>1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar<br \/>1 \u00be cups gluten free self-raising flour<br \/>1 tsp baking powder<br \/>3 plums chopped into small chunks<\/p>\n<p>Frosting:<br \/>3 Tbsp vegan stick butter<br \/>1 cup icing sugar<br \/>3 Tbsp cocoa powder<br \/>5 plums for topping<\/p>\n<p>Method:<br \/>1. Pre-heat your oven to 180\u00b0C and lightly grease a loose bottom cake tin with vegan butter.<br \/>2. Combine the milk and cider vinegar together and set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream together the vegan butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.<br \/>3. Whisk in the milk mixture then stir in the dry ingredients until smooth.<br \/>4. Fold through your diced plums and transfer your cake batter into the cake tin.<br \/>5. Pop this into the oven for 40-45 minutes, until a skewer can be removed clean from the cake.<br \/>6. Allow to cool a little, then remove the cake tin and leave to finish cooling on a wire rack.<br \/>7. For the frosting, beat the butter to a pale and fluffy consistency, then gradually add in the sugar and cocoa.<br \/>8. Once smooth, spread over the cake and layer on your sliced plums<\/p>\n<p>Spicy Chinese Plum Sauce<br \/>By Karen Hart<br \/>Makes 1 litre<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<br \/>2kg ripe plums<br \/>5-6 medium sized onions, chopped<br \/>Cloves from 1 head of garlic, peeled and chopped<br \/>20cm fresh ginger, peeled and chopped<br \/>1 cup soy sauce<br \/>4 cups apple cider vinegar<br \/>4 red chillies, deseeded and chopped<br \/>5 cups brown sugar<br \/>6 star anise, ground<br \/>Method:<br \/>1. Cut the plums in half and remove the stones.<br \/>2. Put all the ingredients, except the sugar and star anise in a large saucepan or preserving pan.<br \/>3. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until or the ingredients are very soft. Pass the ingredients through a mouli or course sieve and return to the cleaned saucepan or preserving pan.<br \/>4. Add the sugar and star anise and bring back to the boil, stirring frequently to ensure that the sugar dissolves.<br \/>5. Simmer for an hour until the mixture is thick and creamy.<br \/>6. Pour the sauce into sterilised bottles and seal with vinegar-proof lids.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/bejewel-autumn-comfort-food-with-bountiful-ruby-red-plums\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Yummy Plummy Bread and Butter Pudding Bejewel autumn comfort food with bountiful ruby-red plums. 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