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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:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
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.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,398 Kcal or 5,853 Kj	31 gr	411 gr	101 gr
52 %	9 %	29 %	11 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
174 Kcal or 729 Kj	4 gr	51 gr	12 gr
6 %	1 %	4 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
349 Kcal or 1,461 Kj	8 gr	103 gr	25 gr
13 %	2 %	7 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

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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This recipe uses (among others)

	Plums: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Smart plum tart, Plum tart "En passant par la Lorraine", Jelly-style plum jam, Stewed plums, Plum tart, ... All
	Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: French custard tart, Salmon and spinach quiche, Potimarron and Parmesan tart, Potato and cheese pie, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), ... All
	Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: 3-fruit brioche loaf, Wiener Schnitzel, Cochelin d'Evreux, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake), ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Basic cake batter - the French way, Blackberry and almond fondant tart, Nougatine, French Family Cake, Mint and chocolate cream, ... All

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