Plum Betty

Ingredients

  • 100g wholemeal bread torn into chunks
  • 40g butter, melted
  • 40g demerara sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 250g plums quartered and stoned
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1/2 tbsp cornflour
  • Yogurt, cream or custard to serve
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Step by step

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
  2. Chop bread to small cubes. Spread over a large baking tray and bake for 10 mins, stirring now and then until evenly crisp.
  3. Scrape into a bowl and stir in the butter, sugar and cinnamon. Reduce oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3.
  4. Put the plums, sugar and cornflour into a large, lidded pan. On the heat, stir for 1-2 mins until the cornflour is incorporated. Add 100ml water, cover and simmer for 10 mins.
  5. Layer up the plums and crumbs in an ovenproof dish, finishing with a layer of crumbs, and bake for 20mins
  6. Serve with yoghurt, cream, custard – your choice.