Plum-dachi

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Stir yeast with 1 teaspoon sugar until it becomes liquid. Knead flour, 50 g sugar, mixed yeast, 100 ml warm water and cream with the dough hooks of the mixer, kneading 40 g soft butter in flakes until the dough is smooth.

2. 2

   It forms a ball and separates from the bowl rim, continue kneading for about 3 minutes. Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes until its volume has doubled.

3. 3

   Wash, halve and stone the plums. Halve the plum halves again lengthwise. Line a baking tray with baking paper and pour the yeast dough from the bowl directly onto the tray with slightly moistened hands.

4. 4

   With moistened fingertips, spread out from the centre outwards to form a large flat cake. Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes.

5. 5

   Preheat oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: see manufacturer). Press the plum quarters into the dough from the centre in a circle almost vertically. Spread 20 g butter in mini flakes on the plums.

6. 6

   Bake in a hot oven for about 20 minutes.

7. 7

   Take out the dachi. Immediately sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of sugar and let it cool down.