CHEF JEFF — ONE BYTE AT A TIME: Oven-Baked Plums

This recipe was adapted from “The Locavore’s Kitchen,” by Marilou K. Suszko (Ohio University Press, 2011).

Oven-Baked Plums

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted

4 fresh plums, halved and pitted

½ cup orange juice

2 tablespoons brown sugar

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg

1 pinch ground cumin

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush shallow baking dish with melted butter. Arrange plum halves cut-side-up in single layer. In small bowl, whisk together orange juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cumin; drizzle over plums. Bake for 20 minutes or until plums are hot and sauce is bubbly. Cool for 5 minutes before serving. Use as side dish for chicken or pork, sauce for other stone fruits or topping for vanilla ice cream.

Yield: Serves 4.

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