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Angevin plum pâté

The Angevin pie, as its name does not indicate it, is a dessert, a kind of plum pie made with a shortcrust pastry.

It is a dessert from the old days, which has crossed the ages while remaining in Anjou (the famous "Loire valley" in France).

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Last modified on: July 31^th 2022

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 300 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée)
2 400 g plums
3 5 tablespoons caster sugar
4 30 g beaten egg
Total weight: 805 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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51 min.	40 min.	1 hour 31 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Roll out 300 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) to a thickness of 3 mm, and line (with pastry) a high-sided mould, in this case a flan mould, 20 cm (8 inches) in diameter, placed on a sheet of baking paper, itself placed on a baking sheet, let the dough run over the edges.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Cut the dough flush with the top of the pan and place in the fridge to await further processing.

Stage 3 - 8 min.

Take the excess dough, roll it out to a thickness of 3 mm, and cut out an 7 inches (18 cm) diameter disc.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Cut a 6 cm (2.5 inch) diameter hole in the center of the circle, a cutter is ideal for this, it will be the chimney of your pâté.

Put this disc in the refrigerator while waiting.

Stage 5 - 20 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Take the pan out of the fridge, and fill it with pitted plum halves.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Sprinkle the plums with 5 tablespoons caster sugar.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Fold the edges of the dough over the top of the plums.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

With a brush gild the folded edge.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Place the disc on top, press with your fingers all around.

Gild the disc as well.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

You can sprinkle a little powdered sugar on top of the disc.

Stage 11 - 40 min.

Bake in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes, the pâté should be golden brown.

Stage 12

Let cool on a wire rack before serving cold or warm.

Remarks

In the usual recipe, in Anjou, it is very often the greengage plums that are not pitted, you can of course also proceed like that, but it is a little less pleasant to taste.

Keeping

Several days in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,398 Kcal or 5,853 Kj	31 gr	411 gr	101 gr
70 %	12 %	39 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
174 Kcal or 729 Kj	4 gr	51 gr	12 gr
9 %	1 %	5 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
349 Kcal or 1,461 Kj	8 gr	103 gr	25 gr
17 %	3 %	10 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 2.48 €
Per person : 0.62 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Plums: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Plum and hazelnut crumble, Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, Plum tart "En passant par la Lorraine", How to freeze plums, Creamy plum and pear clafoutis, ... All
	Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quiche Lorraine, French custard tart, Gisèle's Pasties, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Salmon and spinach quiche, ... All
	Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Small cheese and bacon rolls , Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Agen prune cake, Mouna, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate cream, Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, Lemon creams, Corsican tarts, Bounty-style tart for Alison, ... All

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