Plum crostata

by Ed Halmagyi

Ingredients

  • 300g sweet pastry
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • ½ cup breadcrumbs
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • zest 2 oranges
  • 12 plums, halved and pitted
  • ¼ cup Demerara sugar
  • 2 tbsp sliced almonds, toasted
  • 2 sprigs mint leaves

Instructions

1 Roll the pastry to a 30cm disc, then brush with the egg.
2 Mix the breadcrumbs, brown sugar and orange zest and sprinkle this on the pastry, leaving a 7cm margin.
3 Place the plums cut side down on the breadcrumbs, then crimp the pastry margin around the fruit.
4 Brush the pastry edge with egg, then sprinkle the tart with the Demerara sugar.
5 Bake 170°C for 25-30 minutes.
6 Once baked, garnish with almonds and mint. Serve with yoghurt.