Pistachio streusel plum pie

Name: Pistachio streusel plum pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 500 g block puff pastry; Plain flour, for dusting; 600 g plums, finely sliced; 2 tbsp cornflour; 60 g demerara sugar; 1 tsp ground ginger; Vanilla ice cream, to serve (optional)

Green pistachios set against oozy, crimson-hued plums make a particularly showy combination, but hazelnuts or almonds taste equally good. Make a double batch of streusel and freeze half to scatter over muffins or use for a crumble another day. Your future self will thank you.

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Vegetarian

Serves8
CourseDessert
Prepare20 mins
Cook1 hr 5 mins
Total time1 hr 25 mins
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Ingredients

500g block puff pastry
Plain flour, for dusting
600g plums, finely sliced
2 tbsp cornflour
60g demerara sugar
1 tsp ground ginger
Vanilla ice cream, to serve (optional)

For the streusel

40g unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
40g plain flour
25g demerara sugar
100g pistachios, finely chopped

Method

Preheat the oven to 200oC, gas mark 6. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and cut out a 32cm circle. Use this to line a 25cm pie dish, then trim off any excess pastry and crimp the edges. Prick the base all over with a fork, line with baking parchment and fill with baking beans. Bake for 10 minutes; remove the baking parchment and beans and bake for a further 5-10 minutes, until golden and dry to the touch.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine the plums, cornflour, 60g sugar, the ginger and a pinch of salt; set aside. For the streusel, in another bowl, rub together the butter, flour and 25g sugar until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs, then evenly mix through the pistachios. Tip the plums into the baked pie case and bake for 20 minutes. Sprinkle over the streusel and bake for a further 20-25 minutes until the topping is golden and the plums are soft. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving with ice cream, if liked.