Recipe - Plum Streusel Coffee Cake

STREUSEL
Three fourths cup Brown sugar, firmly packed
3 tablespoon Allpurpose flour
2 teaspoon Cinnamon
One half teaspoon Salt
3 tablespoon Softened butter
One half cup Chopped walnuts

BATTER
16 Halved & pitted, plums
One fourth cup Granulated white sugar
for coating plums
One half teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoon Baking powder
2 cup Sifted allpurpose flour
Three fourths cup Granulated white sugar
One fourth cup Soft shortening
1 Egg, beaten
One half cup Milk

Streusel: Mix all ingredients together, well.

Batter: Gently mix plum halves with One fourth cup sugar until fruit is evenly
coated. Combine the sifted flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Sift into
mixing bowl. Cut shortening into dry ingredients with pastry blender. Add
egg, beaten until thick and lemon colored. Combine with milk. Stir just
until dry ingredients are moistened. Spread half of batter into buttered
9x9x2" baking dish. Sprinkle with half the streusel mixture. Distribute 16
plum halves evenly over the surface, spread remaining batter over the plum
halves; cover with the remainder of the streusel mixture and top with the
remaining plum halves. Bake in a 350 degree over until done, about 50
minutes. Yield 16 generous squares. Wrap any leftover coffee cake in foil
to keep fresh for eating cold or heated the next day.

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