Grilled plums with strawberry shortbread

Grilled plums with strawberry shortbread

Viva 10/2/2011

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Serves 2

Ingredients

1 tbsp Butter
1 tbsp Rum
6 Black doris plums, (halved with stones removed)
1 tbsp Honey
1 to serve Cream

Shortbread

125 g Butter, (softened)
½ cup Icing sugar
½ cup Cornflour
1 cup Flour
¼ cup Dried strawberries, (finely chopped)
2 tsp Rum
½ tsp Vanilla essence/extract

Directions

  1. Heat the butter in a heavy based frypan. When bubbling add the rum, then the plums. Turn the heat down and drizzle over the honey. Let simmer until soft and syrupy.
  2. To make the shortbread; cream the butter with the icing sugar until pale. Sift the cornflour and flour together then add with the strawberries, rum and vanilla.
  3. Preheat oven to 150°C. Lightly flour the bench and turn the mixture out. Knead then roll out and cut into small circles. Place on a greased or baking paper lined oven tray and cook for approximately 25 minutes or until pale golden.
  4. Serve the plums with all the delicious juices, softly whipped cream and the shortbread on the side.

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