Similarly, here in the Rainbow Nation, we’re big fans of brightly coloured dishes from throughout the globe. Inundated with guests for many feasts, this holiday season is sure to be one of your busiest. You’re in need of a simple yet delicious dessert, and these plumlicious Christmas parcels are the answer to your prayers. This is a cheery, sweet, and delicious alternative to traditional Christmas mince pies. They look excellent in pictures and will make your social media followers envious.
PLUMLICIOUS CHRISTMAS PARCELS SUGGESTIONS
One of the best things about this dish is that homemade filo pastry isn’t required. You may save time and money by purchasing pastries from the store. The inclusion of spices like cinnamon and star anise enhances the already complex flavours of plums, which are sweet and somewhat acidic. The mascarpone cheese adds a velvety smoothness to the pastry cups, and their buttery flavour is irresistible.
We welcome the arrival of the sunny holiday season by preparing some cheery dishes to share with loved ones. Jenni Morris of Juicy Delicious has shared a recipe for Plumlicious Christmas packages, and you should try it this holiday season.
PLUMLICIOUS CHRISTMAS PARCELS RECIPE
Recipe by Jenni Morris for Juicy Delicious
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: South African
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 12 servings
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
INGREDIENTS
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250 g filo pastry
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melted butter
- For the filling
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12 medium very firm plums halved and stoned.
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1 cup caster sugar
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2 tbsp. lemon juice
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5 tbsp. water
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2 whole star anise
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1 cinnamon stick
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peel of 1 small orange
- For the garnish
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Icing sugar and Mascarpone cheese
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Serve these with extra poached plums
METHOD
- Preheat the oven 180 °C.
- Take the pastry out of the fridge and keep it covered so that it does not dry out.
- Butter a 12-hole muffin tin.
- Unroll the pastry and cut the layers into 12 squares with a sharp knife. (36 small squares)
- Brush each square with melted butter.
- Line each muffin cup with a square of filo and then place a second square onto the first at a slight angle. Do the same with the 3rd square. Push down gently and spoon half a plum into each one with a little sauce.
- Pull up the pastry gently to seal. Brush with more butter.
- Sprinkle with caster sugar and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden and crisp.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing them to cool on a cooling rack.
- Dust with icing sugar before serving with a delicious dollop of Mascarpone cheese or vanilla ice cream.
- For the filling
- Place the plums, sugar, lemon juice. water, star anise, cinnamon stick and orange peel into a medium-size saucepan.
- Gently bring to the boil, give the mixture a gentle stir so as not to break up the fruit.
- Cook till the plums are just fork tender, remove the plums with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl to cool with the sauce.
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