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How to Make a Plum Pie

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Use this recipe for plum pie for large gatherings because it makes two pies. Plum pies date back to the early 15th century. With a few ingredients and a little time, you can make delicious plum pies. Serve warm plum pies with ice cream for a more traditional dessert. Read on to learn more.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Pan
1 number-3 can green gage plums
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. cornstarch
3 pieces pie crust dough
2 tbsp. butter
2 pie pans
Whipped topping

Step 1

Pour the juice from the plum into a pan.
Step 2

Mix the sugar and cornstarch. Cook on the stove until the mix thickens.
Step 3

Remove the seeds from the plums. Drop the plums into the cooked juice mixture.
Step 4

Roll out the pie crust. Use a rolling pin to make it smooth.
Step 5

Butter the pie pans. Place two of the crusts into the pie pans. Cut the third crust into long strips.
Step 6

Split the plum mix between the two crusts. Criss-cross the strips across the top of the pies creating a lattice look.
Step 7

Cut off any crust that is hanging over the edge. Brush butter on the top of the pie crusts. Sprinkle sugar on the top of the plum pies.
Step 8

Bake the pies at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes or until cooked through.
Step 9

Add whipped topping, cut and serve.