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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 2 people, you will need:

1 150 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée)
2 200 g plums
3 3 tablespoons caster sugar
4 15 g beaten egg
Total weight: 410 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 150 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 3 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.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,378 Kcal or 5,769 Kj	97 gr	738 gr	468 gr
69 %	37 %	70 %	71 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
336 Kcal or 1,407 Kj	24 gr	180 gr	114 gr
17 %	9 %	17 %	17 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
689 Kcal or 2,885 Kj	49 gr	369 gr	234 gr
34 %	19 %	35 %	35 %

% 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 2 people : 1.25 €
Per person : 0.63 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Plums: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, Plum tart, Plum and hazelnut crumble, How to freeze plums, Jelly-style plum jam, ... All
	Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tarte à l'coloche, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Potato and cheese pie, Deep leek and potato quiche, Mornay onion tart, ... All
	Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Wiener Schnitzel, Sesame cookies, Diamond biscuits, Snails in a brioche, Koulibiak in pie dish, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple paste, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, Cannelés, Coconut sweetcrust pastry, Santiago Cake, ... All

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