Plum Kuchen

1/2 c sugar
1 c butter
2 eggs
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp cloves
1 1/2 tsp almond extract
1/2 Tbsp lemon juice
2 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 c ground almonds
2 lbs plums (or apples or peaches) quartered
brown sugar
cinnamon
butter

Cream together sugar and butter. Add eggs and beat well. Stir in cinnamon, cloves, extract and lemon juice.

Sift together flour and baking powder. Stir into sugar mixture. Stir in almonds. Chill dough for 1 hour.

Press dough into a 9" x 13" baking pan. Arrange fruit over dough in rows. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Dot with butter.

Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.

NOTES
Untried.
From "From Amish and Mennonite Kitchens" by Phyllis Pellman Good and Rachel Thomas Pellman.