The Ingredients:
Serves 8
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- 4 slightly underripe red plums, halved and pitted
- 1 cup (1/2 lb.) ricotta cheese
- 2 tbsp. confectioners? sugar
Preheat oven to 350° and set grill to high heat. Combine flour, granulated sugar and salt in a food processor; pulse five times. Add butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal, about 20 times. Add ice water one tablespoon at a time (up to three tablespoons), and pulse until large clumps form. Turn the mixture out onto a baking sheet. Press dough together with your hands, then push down to form a large rectangle 1/4" thick (it will measure about 9" by 12"). Bake until golden, about 35 minutes. Meanwhile, place the plums skin side down on the grill, and cook until that side is charred and slightly softened, up to 10 minutes. Flip and cook the other side, up to 8 minutes. Let cool and slice each into thirds. In a bowl, combine ricotta and confectioners' sugar, and spread mixture on the cooled crust. Top with plum sections, and cut into 8 pieces.
