Italian Plum Betty

Ingredients

• 1 pound plums italian pitted cut into 1/4 -inch wedges
• 1 tablespoon rum 
• 3 tablespoons sugar 
• 1.5 tablespoons butter unsalted melted
• 1 pint whipped cream 
• 2 large anisette toasts 

Equipment

• food processor
• oven
• baking pan
• rolling pin

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to Generously butter a 9-inch-round or 8-inch-square nonreactive baking dish. Toss the plums with the sugar and rum; arrange in the prepared dish in an even layer. With a rolling pin, crush the toasts in a bag to 1/4 -inch crumbs. (Or pulse in a food processor.) Toss the crumbs with the butter; scatter over the fruit.
2. Bake for about 15 minutes until the plums are soft and the top is golden.
3. Serve warm or at room temperature over ice cream.