Best Platz Recipes

EASY PLATZ (COFFEE CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside 3/4 cup of crumb mixture, to be used as a topping for the cake. Mix eggs and milk together and then blend into remaining mixture in bowl.
• Spread batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle blackberries evenly over the top. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over fruit.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

FRUIT PLATZ - MOM'S RECIPE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• 1) Mix together ingredients for base to form a soft dough. 2) Press dough into bottom of 9x13 baking pan to make a thin layer 3) Place plum halves cut side down, or other sliced fruit over dough 4) Sprinkle with sugar and minute tapioca 5) Mix together ingredients for crumble topping until crumbly in texture 6) Sprinkle topping over fruit layer 7) Bake at 350 for approximately 35 - 45 minutes, or until crumbs are lightly browned.

SUE'S RHUBARB PLATZ

Steps:

• Mix 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder and rub in the butter to make a meal appearance.
• Beat together 1 cup milk, eggs and almond flavoring.
• Mix these two mixtures together.
• May be lumpy.
• Spread into a 10 x 15 inch pan and cover with fruit.
• Mix together the remaining flour, sugar and melted butter.
• Sprinkle crumbs on top of the fruit.
• Bake at 350 deg. for 40 minutes. Do not overbake.
• Cut into 20 squares.

FRUIT PLATZ

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and sugar; cut in butter finely.
• Combine egg and cream; stir into dry ingredients, adding a little more cream if needed, to make a soft, sticky dough.
• With floured hands, pat dough evenly into a lightly greased 12 x 8-inch or 9-inch square cake pan.
• Filling: In a bowl, combine fruit, sugar and flour.
• Combine egg and melted butter; gently mix into the fruit mixture.
• Spread evenly over base in pan.
• Topping: In a bowl, mix together flour, sugar and baking powder; cut in butter.
• Stir in cream to make a crumbly mixture; sprinkle over the fruit.
• Bake in a 325 degree F oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown.
• To serve, cut into large squares.

PLATZ

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with sour cream.
• Pour batter into a large greased and floured jellyroll pan (13 x 17 3/4).
• Arrange fruit of your choice on top (you dont have to use blueberries).
• Cover with a generous sprinkling of Streusel.
• Streusel is just stirred together.
• Bake at 350 F for 30-45 minute.

APPLE PLATZ

Steps:

• In bowl combine flour and sugar baking powder.
• Add margarine and butter mix together with hands until you have fine crumbs.
• Set aside 1 1/2 cups of the crumbs.
• In remaining crumb mixture add eggs, milk and vanilla, mix until just moist.
• Pour batter onto a greased 10x15 cookie sheet, top with sliced apples.
• Sprinkle 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp sugar on top of the apples.
• Top with remaining 1 1/2 cups of reserved crumb topping. Pat down slightly.
• Bake at 375°F for 35-40 minutes.
• When making the blueberry, raspberry, blackberry I don't use the 1 tsp sugar or the cinnamon (about 1 cup of each of the berries or more depending on how much fruit you like for topping).
• ** When baking, place a larger cookie sheet underneath.

APPLE PLATZ

Steps:

• Grease a 9-inch square cake pan and set aside. FOR THE DOUGH: In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. With a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. In a separate bowl, beat egg; drizzle over dry ingredients and toss together with a fork to make coarse crumbs. Scoop out 1 cup and reserve. Sprinkle milk over remaining crumbs; stir together to make a soft dough. Use a little more milk if necessary to achieve this consistency. Spread into prepared pan. FILLING: Combine apples, lemon peel and juice in a large bowl. Add sugar, flour and salt and toss together. In a separate bowl, beat eggs and mix in butter. Stir into apple mixture. Pour over platz base in pan. Sprinkle reserved crumbs over fruit filling. Bake at 350 F. for 50 to 60 minutes or until the platz has risen evenly, the crumbs have take on a golden tinge and a skewer inserted in the filling in the centre of the pan comes out clean. Let cool in the pan; best served within a day or two.

PEACH PLATZ RECIPE - (3.6/5)

Steps:

• Combine crust and press into pan--cut peaches on top. Combine topping put ontop of peaches. Bake at 375 for 35 minutes.

FRUIT PLATZ

Steps:

• Set oven at 375F (190C) and prepare cookie sheet. For base-combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Combine milk and egg and add to first mixture. Spread on cookie sheet. Top with fresh or frozen fruit.( Rhubarb, apples, apricots, peach slices, blueberries, or plumes.) With a pastry blender, cut butter into sugar, flour, and vanilla to make a fine crumb consistency. Sprinkle over fruit. Bake 35 - 40 min. until lightly brown.

PLUM PLATZ

Steps:

• 1. Cut shortening into flour and salt. Add water. Roll out. Fit into 9" square pan. 2. Place plums on top of the crust. 3. Mix filling ingredients and drizzle evenly over plums. 4. Bake at 425 for 10 minutes. Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes.

SUE'S RHUBARB PLATZ

Steps:

• Mix 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder and rub in the butter to make a meal appearance. Beat together 1 cup milk, eggs and almond flavoring. Mix these two mixtures together. May be lumpy. Spread into a 10 x 15 inch pan and cover with fruit. Mix together the remaining flour, sugar and melted butter. Sprinkle crumbs on top of the fruit. Bake at 350 deg. for 40 minutes. Do not overbake. Cut into 20 squares.