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Yogurt-Plum Pie

Ingredients

Makes one 9-inch pie

Graham Crust (recipe follows)
2 cups whole-milk Greek yogurt
1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped and reserved
1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
4 large egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup Plum-Vanilla Jam (recipe follows) or best-quality store-bought plum jam

Graham Crust

2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup whole-wheat flour
3 tablespoons wheat germ
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
(makes enough for one 9- or 10-inch pie)

Plum-Vanilla Jam

1 1/2 pounds red plums, halved, pitted, and coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 strips (2 1/2 inches) lemon zest, plus 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Pinch of salt
1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped and reserved
(makes 1 3/4 cups)
  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Press crust mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Freeze 15 minutes. Cover edge with foil. Bake until beginning to dry out, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely. (Leave oven on.)

    Step 2

    Stir yogurt, vanilla seeds, and zest in a bowl. Stir in butter and yolks. Stir sugar, flour, and salt in a bowl; stir into yogurt mixture until smooth. Pour into crust.

    Step 3

    Bake, with foil covering edge of crust, until just set in center, 45 to 55 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool 1 hour. Spread jam over center of pie. Refrigerate at least 3 hours (up to overnight).

  2. Graham Crust

    Step 4

    脉冲面粉,小麦胚芽,盐,和肉桂n a food processor to combine. Add the butter and sugar; process until dough just holds together. Use immediately.

  3. Plum-Vanilla Jam

    Step 5

    Bring all ingredients to a boil in a large stockpot, mashing with a potato masher. Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture is the consistency of very thick honey, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove plum skin if desired. Discard vanilla bean and zest. Do not strain; jam should be chunky. Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 1 month.

Reprinted with permission fromThe Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classicsby Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book fromAmazon.
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