Zwetchgenkuchen - Bavarian Plum Cake

A fragrant yeast cake for a large company.

Ingredients

• 500 g wheat flour
• 500 g plums of "Hungarian" variety
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 7-8 g dry yeast
• 150 g milk
• a pinch of salt
• 100 g granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 60 g butter

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine flour and yeast. Add 75 g sugar, a pinch of salt, beat in an egg, 2/3 of the softened butter, warm milk and stir. Cover with a napkin and leave to approach in a warm place.
2. After 40 minutes, knead the dough. Roll out, put in a mold with a diameter of 28 cm, covered with paper. Let it come up for 20 minutes.
3. Wash the plums, dry them, cut them in half and remove the seeds. Further, if the plums are large, cut into quarters. Spread the plums on the dough, cut them down, pressing them a little. Mix the remaining sugar with cinnamon. Sprinkle plums on top.
4. Spread the remaining butter on top, cut into small pieces. Put the cake in an oven preheated to 175 ° C. Bake for about 35-40 minutes. Cool the finished pie and serve.