Rustic Spiced Plum Tart

Prep : 40 minutes    Cook time: 1 hour     Makes 8 servings

Parchment paper
Vegetable cooking spray
1-1/2            pounds plums , sliced
1/2                cup sugar
1/2                cup plum preserves
1                   teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4                teaspoon ground allspice
1/2                (14.1 ounces) package refrigerated piecrusts
1                   tablespoons all-purpose flour
1                   large egg
1                   tablespoon sugar
       *Sweentened whipped cream , optional*

1 .         Line baking sheet with parchment paper  ; coat parchment paper  with cooking spray.
2 .         Preheat oven  to 350* . Stir  together plums  and next 4 ingredients  in a large bowl . Let stand 30 minutes  , stirring occasionally .
3 .         Meanwhile  , unroll  piecrusts on prepared  baking sheet . Roll into a 12-inch circle .
4 .         Drain plum mixture  , reserving  liquid  for later use . Tsoo plums in flour .
5 .         Mound plums in center  of piecrust , leaving a 2-1/2 to 3-inch border . Fold piecrust  border  up and over plums , pleating  as you go  , leaving an opening  about 5-innches  wide in center .
6 .         Stir together egg and 1 tablespoon  water . Brush piecrust  with egg mixture  and sprinkle  with 1 tablespoon sugar.
7 .          Bake at 350* for 45 minutes  or until filling is bubbly  and piecrust is golden bbrown . Carefully transfer  tart  on parchment paper  to wire rack  ; cool 20 minutes .
8 .          Meanwhile , bring  reserved plum liquid  to a boil in a small saucepan  over medium heat  . Boil 1 to 2 minutes  or until slightly  thickened  , stirring often . Let cool slightly  . Brush  or drizzle  1 to 2 tablespoons hot plum liquid over  exposed  fruit in center  of tart . Serve immediately with remaining  plum syrup  and if desired  , sweetened whipped cream.

TIP; If the plums  are very ripe  , their juices  may ooze out of the tart  and onto the parchment paper  , but this adds to the tarts charm.