Buckwheat Pastry with Hazelnuts, Cinnamon, and Fruit

A gluten-free pastry so good that youll find it hard to stop at just one piece. For the fruit, you can use quince, plums, apricots, peaches, and even figs. Out of season, cherries or sweet cherries from compote also work wonderfully. If you use very sweet fruit, you can optionally omit the sugar and cinnamon topping.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 12 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 50 minutes
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 150 g Butter, unsalted

  • 150 g Sugar, white

  • 4 pieces Egg, fresh

  • 1 pinch Salt, table

  • 150 g Flour, buckwheat

  • 150 g Nuts, hazelnuts

  • 1 teaspoon Spices, cinnamon, ground

  • 1.5 teaspoons Baking powder

  • 500 g Plum

Posip

  • 1 spoon Sugar, white

  • 0.25 teaspoons Spices, cinnamon, ground

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Line a small square or rectangular baking dish (approximately 20 x 30 cm) with baking paper. Mix buckwheat flour with ground cinnamon, hazelnuts, and baking powder.

  2. In a bowl, first cream the softened butter and sugar. Once the mixture becomes very light and creamy, gradually mix in the egg yolks, one at a time. It’s important to mix the yolks well to achieve a very light and buttery cream.

  3. Add the dry ingredient mixture to the buttercream and mix everything together thoroughly.

  4. Add a pinch of salt to the egg whites and beat them into stiff peaks. Gently and slowly fold the egg whites into the buckwheat mixture in two or three parts.

  5. Pour the batter into the baking dish. Use a spatula to spread it evenly across the surface and smooth the top. Wash the fruit, dry it, and cut it in half. Remove the pits, then arrange the fruit halves on the batter with the cut side facing up.

  6. In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the fruit. Place the baking dish in the preheated oven for 40-50 minutes. The pastry is done when no batter sticks to a toothpick inserted into it.

  7. Let the pastry cool before serving. Slice it into pieces and serve with a cup of warm beverage.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 269.7 kcal
  • Fat: 17.08 g
    • Saturated Fat: 6.4 g
  • Carbohydrates: 24.76 g
    • Sugars: 15.16 g
  • Protein: 5.12 g
  • Fiber: 2.42 g

Advice

Instead of ground hazelnuts, you can use almonds.