What Shall I Do With..? (Cooking/recipe inspiration thread)

[Epona]

For when you have an item or a few ingredients and need some ideas about what to cook that uses them!

I'll go first, but I hope others find the thread useful - if you can't quite decide what to do with x ingredient(s) and want some suggestions please post and let the collective culinary minds of Urban solve your dilemma!

I am looking for ideas for Plums

I bought 8 lovely looking plums yesterday as they were a bit of a bargain, now I don't tend to eat fruit "as is" (with the exception of grapes, lychees and cherries, which I can happily scoff all day), but I do like fruity desserts.

I've considered:
-Plum crumble and custard - possible going to be a bit warm for that
-Stewed with sugar and brandy or rum and served with custard or ice cream - ideas for spices to add to this would be welcome

Any other suggestions also welcome! Except clatoufis, which would seem like the obvious summer suggestion to me, but OH thinks it's "interesting" ie isn't keen on it.

I have all the usual store cupboard/basic baking stuff.

 

[spitfire]

I am looking for ideas for Plums

 

[spitfire]

Sorry Epona. I'll get my coat.

 

[maomao]

Plum curd. Like lemon curd but plummier. It's quite nice (and better than plum jam). My brother makes it sometimes; I have yet to try as not had a full crop off my three year old tree yet.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Plum compote
The good thing about compote is after the sugar, fruit and water you can mess around with other flavours depending what spices etc..you have.

Oh and I alwsys feel caster sugar is optional, granulated is fine just needs a little longer to dissolve

Plum compôte recipe

Serve this plum compôte with Greek yoghurt for a healthy dessert or spoon it onto your morning porridge.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Epona]

Plum compote
The good thing about compote is after the sugar, fruit and water you can mess around with other flavours depending what spices etc..you have.

Plum compôte recipe

Serve this plum compôte with Greek yoghurt for a healthy dessert or spoon it onto your morning porridge.

www.bbc.co.uk

Fantastic, I was thinking star anise would go particularly well with plums - will have to sneak it past the OH (he's a fussy bugger tbf) but that would go lovely with the ice cream that we have in the freezer!

 

[spitfire]

For when you have an item or a few ingredients and need some ideas about what to cook that uses them!

I'll go first, but I hope others find the thread useful - if you can't quite decide what to do with x ingredient and want some suggestions please post and let the collective culinary minds of Urban solve your dilemma!

I am looking for ideas for Plums

I bought 8 lovely looking plums yesterday as they were a bit of a bargain, now I don't tend to eat fruit "as is" (with the exception of grapes, lychees and cherries, which I can happily scoff all day), but I do like fruity desserts.

I've considered:
-Plum crumble and custard - possible going to be a bit warm for that
-Stewed with sugar and brandy or rum and served with custard or ice cream - ideas for spices to add to this would be welcome

Any other suggestions also welcome! Except clatoufis, which would seem like the obvious summer suggestion to me, but OH thinks it's "interesting" ie isn't keen on it.

I have all the usual store cupboard/basic baking stuff.

Some kind of hoisin sauce?

 

[Epona]

Some kind of hoisin sauce?

I would, but I don't think it will go well with custard/ice cream

 

[spitfire]

I would, but I don't think it will go well with custard/ice cream

Must. Stop. Skim. Reading OPs.

 

[Saffy]

Sour cream and plum cake is lovely.

 

[Epona]

Must. Stop. Skim. Reading OPs.

No worries, it's a great idea - since plums are so cheap in ASDA atm I might get another lot and make some sort of plum sauce for savoury use

 

[UrbaneFox]

Brush them with egg white, then roll them in sugar or caster sugar, then bake in oven for a while, result: sugar plums. You'll still have to find something to 'go' with them, though.

 

[moose]

Plum Torte (if it's not too clafouti)
Plum ice cream to go with.

My favourite spice with most stone fruits is star anise.

 

[Saunders]

Epona how about a German plum cake, like this one which was the first recipe I found but haven’t used myself

Zwetschgenkuchen (German Plum Cake) - Cook Like Czechs

This is a recipe for Zwetchgenkuchen, a plum cake baked in Germany and Austria. What can you expect? A fruity sheet cake richly topped with streusel! Poppy seeds and a pinch of cinnamon add a flavorful hint. ➜ About the Recipe Traditionally, Zwetschgenkuchen is baked with yeast dough, but this...

www.cooklikeczechs.com

 

[Schmetterling]

Epona how about a German plum cake, like this one which was the first recipe I found but haven’t used myself

Zwetschgenkuchen (German Plum Cake) - Cook Like Czechs

This is a recipe for Zwetchgenkuchen, a plum cake baked in Germany and Austria. What can you expect? A fruity sheet cake richly topped with streusel! Poppy seeds and a pinch of cinnamon add a flavorful hint. ➜ About the Recipe Traditionally, Zwetschgenkuchen is baked with yeast dough, but this...

www.cooklikeczechs.com

Pedant mode on: Zwetschken are damson plums and not the red, round plums.
Very good suggestion Saunders . Personally I think it’s the cake of gods. Especially in the autumn.

 

[Epona]

Epona how about a German plum cake, like this one which was the first recipe I found but haven’t used myself

Zwetschgenkuchen (German Plum Cake) - Cook Like Czechs

This is a recipe for Zwetchgenkuchen, a plum cake baked in Germany and Austria. What can you expect? A fruity sheet cake richly topped with streusel! Poppy seeds and a pinch of cinnamon add a flavorful hint. ➜ About the Recipe Traditionally, Zwetschgenkuchen is baked with yeast dough, but this...

www.cooklikeczechs.com

That looks absolutely amazing and is kind of a bit cake and a bit crumble. And yeah they are damsons but round plums would work just as well - mine are just at a perfect point to use now. Will have to make a decision today I think

As I am having difficulty deciding I think I'll describe the options to OH and see what he fancies. (I suspect the answer to that will be "custard" though, what goes with that is kind of secondary )

 

[Epona]

OK I've got another one.

Sultana Scones - (x3) purchased on yellow sticker a couple of days ago then forgotten about, a bit stale but not mouldy
Slightly wrinkly apples - (x6) they are getting on a bit but would still be ok for cooking

Any ideas for using the above? Together would be good - maybe some sort of scone and apple bread and butter pudding type of thing?

(I am out of room in the freezer atm).

 

[Saunders]

OK I've got another one.

Sultana Scones - (x3) purchased on yellow sticker a couple of days ago then forgotten about, a bit stale but not mouldy
Slightly wrinkly apples - (x6) they are getting on a bit but would still be ok for cooking

Any ideas for using the above? Together would be good - maybe some sort of scone and apple bread and butter pudding type of thing?

(I am out of room in the freezer atm).

Some kind of apple cobbler? Or crumble, if they’re stale enough to crumb, dot a bit of butter over the top and and a generous scatter of sugar? I’m not good at bread and butter pudding but your suggestion sounds delicious with a sprinkle of cinnamon or without

 

[Epona]

Some kind of apple cobbler? Or crumble, if they’re stale enough to crumb, dot a bit of butter over the top and and a generous scatter of sugar? I’m not good at bread and butter pudding but your suggestion sounds delicious with a sprinkle of cinnamon or without

Oooh, using the scones as a sort of crumble topping could work, chopped up and with some sugar - great suggestion!

 

[seeformiles]

A bit late to the party but how about preserving them in Armagnac? Boozy plums are perfect for watching fireworks on chilly Autumnal evenings.

 

[Epona]

A bit late to the party but how about preserving them in Armagnac? Boozy plums are perfect for watching fireworks on chilly Autumnal evenings.

Plums were weeks ago, we're on wrinkly apples and stale scones now

(Also armagnac doesn't really fit our budget).

 

[pogofish]

This is disgustingly delicious cake:

Plum Gin Crumble Cake

For the launch of our 2018 batch of our seasonal favourite Plum Gin Liqueur, we teamed up with Scottish blogger Hollie Berries and asked her to create something delicious featuring our plum gin. It's safe to say she delivered with this delicious Spiced Plum Gin Crumble Cake! Hollie Ber

gordoncastlescotland.com

That would also go very well with ice cream and custard!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A bit late to the party but how about preserving them in Armagnac? Boozy plums are perfect for watching fireworks on chilly Autumnal evenings.

I made this cake once - it was very rich (and not cheap).

 

[pogofish]

I made this cake once - it was very rich (and not cheap).

Prunes...!