Alsatian plum tart

Name: Alsatian plum tart
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 10g fresh yeast; ½ glass (about 80 ml) warm milk, divided; 250g plain flour; 1 egg; 40g caster sugar; 1 pinch salt; 75g butter, softened; 1Kg damson plums, pitted; 1 egg; 100g caster sugar; 250ml crème fraîche; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; A few hazelnuts or pistachios, chopped (optional); cinnamon and caster sugar to sprinkle on at the end; 100g flour; 70g butter, diced; 70g sugar; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 pinch salt

Instructions

Prep:1h 30minCook:25min

This is the traditional plum tart recipe from the Alsace region of France. It is made with damson plums and a yeast pastry. You can make it either with a flan (as they do in the Haut-Rhin region), or with sugar and cinnamon (as they do in Bas-Rhin).

Updated at: Sun, 16 Nov 2025 08:31:59 GMT