Bakers who’d rather not deal with rolling out dough will like this cakey press-in-the-pan pastry, which forms the base for a cream-cheese topped plum kuchen. Press the dough evenly on the bottom and ...

In the brief time toward the end of summer when Italian prune plums are available, a kuchen is an excellent way to use the fleshy fruits. Originally grown in France, these plums have thin skins and ...

Now’s the time to bake with Italian prune plums, those succulent dark purple fruits that are flooding farmers markets and supermarkets right now. Some even call them the zucchini of fruit! But let’s ...

Autumn plums remind me of fall hikes with my German friend Elke Webb, who would produce a fresh-baked plum kuchen with coffee after a long hike. I am not sure which was better, the sweet crust with ...

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, brown sugar, baking ...

This recipe originally was published in Good Eating with a story about kosher cooking. Although called a kuchen, this is actually a tart with a sugar topping. Barbara Slutsky of Highland Park said the ...