Platz .. coffee cake with fruit and crumbs

Rhubarb Platz

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a 9X13 pan.

In the food processor put . .

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 cup butter

Combine until crumbly or cut the butter into the above ingredients with a pastry blender

Add in until just combined

• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 fresh egg (slightly beaten)
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Spread into the prepared pan

Top with finely diced fresh or frozen fruit of your choice . .. we prefer a tart fruit like rhubarb or halved Italian Plums. .but you can use other fruits as well.  You should use enough diced fruit to cover the batter in a single layer or enough plums to use a half plum per slice of platz.  

Make the crumb topping . . .

• 1 1/2 cups of flour
• 1/2 cup of butter . . melted
• 1 1/2 cup of sugar

Combine the flour sugar and butter to make crumbs and sprinkle over the fruit.

Bake in the top 1/3 of your oven until golden brown . . about 30 minutes.