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If you want easy to cook, fun to prepare, delicious to eat treats, this lovely plum crumble puff tarts recipe ticks every box.
Archie and I have been in the kitchen together loads recently. Rumours that we have been locking ourselves in there to get some peace and quiet from his newborn sister are greatly exaggerated! That said, there is no doubt that hanging out in the kitchen is very therapeutic – for both of us – and continues to give us great “dad and son” time, during a period where he may well be a little confused as to what his role now is in the new hierarchy in the house.
Plum crumble puff tarts
Back to the recipe. It’s one of those which embodies what I try to do on this blog. There are so many fun things for Archie to do in the preparation – and the result is not only delicious but also all quite literally foolproof.
The plum crumble puffs use store bought puff pastry. I find the quality more than adequate – not to mention that making your own puff pastry can be a laborious process.
I chose to use plums when I walked past a fruit and veg stall at Kentish Town tube station on Tuesday. They were really cheap (£1 for 7) and were extremely soft and ripe. It goes without saying that you can use almost any other fruit you fancy if you can’t find nice plums.
The plums caramelise slightly on the puff pastry and the crumble mix is light and crispy. To say these puffs are popular with Archie is an understatement! He loves making them with me – and of course loves eating them even more!
Makes 6 plum crumble puff tarts
Preparation time 10-15 minutes
Cooking time 20-25 minutes
1 roll of store bought puff pastry (I try to buy an all butter version)
5 ripe plums, cut in half, stone removed then sliced finely
50g butter
Approximately 70g flour (around 3 tbsp) – plus extra for the baking tray
Approximately 30g caster sugar (around 2 tbsp) – plus extra for dusting
A good pinch of ground cinnamon
A handful of rolled oats
Scrummy! We have a plum tree so hoping we can try these in the Summer. I let Monty watch with me and he loved it.
The video is great! Your son is so skilled, I cook with my 2 year old on a daily basis and I just wonder exactly how old is your son? You've given me some good ideas for working with my little boy. Well done! Keep up the good work, I used to work as a teacher and I can see you are a natural, calm, clear and organised. I really like your site, I will be back again.
Thanks for your kind comment Victoria. Archie is now 3 and a half. The earliest videos on the blog, from November 2009, go back to when Archie was just two and if you watch them, you can see the progression… I do try to be organised with Archie. The aim is that he views it all as playtime and has no idea the organisation that goes into our time in the kitchen…. I'll pop over and have a look at your blog now…
Lovely video…and recipe…makes me want to bake with my grandchildren all the more. I was wondering how old Archie was as well, he's really good!!!
looks yummy. I love Archie's 'pinch' of cinnamon, wow! We'll be making those this weekend x
Ooh. Might try these with apple or pear.
So with you on the pastry. I don't do pastry by and large and I've NEVER made puff pastry, too scary.
Archie really has progressed! Love how he chats and knows what everything is! And consider you claim to be sleep deprived you boys are still on top form!
Just watched this with Rosie and we really enjoyed it. They look yummy! Rosie says you should have let Archie cut his own shapes with the wheel though….
When do we get to see Matilda on camera?
Nick, I have been following your site since its inception and it's wonderful to see how Archie has grown and to watch him become more & more skilled as daddy's little helper. I don't have children yet but will definitely be following in your footsteps when they do come along as I love to cook and would love for my future children to share the same passion. By the way I am a fellow Brit and started watching your videos when I lived in Hong Kong, continued when I moved to Singapore and am now following you from my current home in Manhattan, New York, you're an international star! Best wishes and congratulations on Matilda's birth from across the pond!
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Hey, great to see you guys again – and for someone who is sleep-deprived Nick you gave a good impression of someone completely on top of his game! Archie is. as ever, totally adorable, and I love hearing how his language develops with every video. Oh yes, and the plum crumble puffs look pretty yum too. Well, that's my 18 minutes up. Welcome back
Great video. Archie's going to make a lovely big brother x Love your show on 3CR.
My friend pointed out your site to me, and I've just spent the last 2 hours browsing through your videos. I just wanted to say that this is an adorable concept and it's fantastic what you are doing with your son (who is the cutest thing ever) – he's gonna be the next Jamie Oliver! Keep up the good work!
Hi there, thanks so much for coming by and spending so much time looking at the videos. I don't know about him being the next Jamie!! (there is only one jamie anyway!). But I am sure he will have a good relationship around food and that he will have good memories of spending quality time in the kitchen together… I hope you continue to enjoy the videos on the site
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