Go Back
–+ servings
A slice of plum pie on a plate
Print

European Plum Pie Recipe

This plum pie is encased with a crust that's closer to the texture of a cookie than a traditional pie crust. The tangy plum filling will have you hooked!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword pie recipe, plum pie recipe
Prep Time 55 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 14 servings
Calories 222kcal
Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

US Units - Metric

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, combine the butter, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Next, mix in the sour cream until well-combined.
    In a bowl butter, sugar, salt, baking powder and sour cream
  • In small portions, add the flour into the mixture until you get an elastic dough.
    Dough mixed into a ball in a bowl
  • Split the dough into two balls (make one a bit larger than the other).
    Pie dough split into 2 balls, 1 slightly bigger then the other, placed into the same bowl
  • Roll out the larger piece of dough for the bottom of the pie place it in a round cake pan, lifting up the dough against the sides.
    Dough placed around and on the sides of the baking pie tin
  • Cut the plums into halves and assemble them tightly against one another face down on top of the pie crust. Sprinkle the plums to your desire with sugar.
    Plums sliced in halves and placed skin side up into the inside of the dough covered pie tin, sugar is sprinkled on the top of the plums
  • Roll out the second, smaller piece of dough and cover the pie with it. Using your fingers, pinch together the sides to seal the crust.
    The top of the pie covered with dough and connected together with the sides of the pie
  • Bake at 400°F for about 25 minutes or until the crust turns golden brown.
    Plum Pie cooked, cooling on a plate

Nutrition

Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 113mg | Potassium: 178mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 520IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg