Puddings Recipes - Plum Charlotte Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 4

• 450g/1lb plums, halved and stoned

• 1 tablespoon water

• 1 tablespoon caster sugar (plus extra for sprinkling)

• 4 slices white bread

• 25g/1oz butter

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas mark 5.

2. Put the plums in a saucepan with the water and stew until tender. Add the sugar.

3. Spread the bread with the butter and use 2 of the slices to line a 20cm/8in ovenproof serving dish. Top with the plums.

4. Cut the remaining bread into thin strips and arrange in a lattice on top of the plums.

5. Sprinkle with caster sugar and bake in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until golden brown.