Squash & sage pithivier

Name: Squash & sage pithivier
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 a 500g pack puff pastry; 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard; 4 Tbsps mascarpone; 1 Tbsp breadcrumbs, fresh or dried; 6 sage leaves, chopped, plus 3 extra to decorate; 1 garlic clove, finely grated to a paste; 250 grams ½ the top end of a butternut squash (about , thinly sliced into rounds; 1 egg, beaten

Squash & sage pithivier is a main course that serves 1. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 18g of protein, 56g of fat, and a total of 831 calories. Head to the store and pick up a 500g pack puff pastry, egg, sage leaves, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas

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Oven

Roughly halve the pastry, but make one half a tiny bit bigger.

Roll the slightly smaller half out on a floured surface to a circle about 15cm in diameter.

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Roll

Spread over the mustard, leaving about a 2cm gap around the edge.

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Mustard

Spread

Mix the mascarpone, breadcrumbs, chopped sage and garlic together and season generously.

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Breadcrumbs

Mascarpone

Garlic

Sage

Arrange a few squash slices, overlapping, to cover the mustard.

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Mustard

Squash

Spread with some of the mascarpone mixture. Repeat, making slightly smaller circles with the squash each time, and spreading mascarpone between each layer until the top is just one slice of squash and you have made a rough dome shape on the pastry.

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Mascarpone

Spread

Squash

Thinly roll out remaining pastry. Use to cover the squash dome, gently pressing down on the veg to push out as much air as you can. Press the pastry edges to seal. At this stage, you can cover and chill the pie overnight, or freeze for 1 month. Defrost before continuing.

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Squash

Roll

Brush with beaten egg, then poke a tiny steam hole in the top and gently score patterns over the surface. Dip a few sage leaves in the remaining egg and stick on top.

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Sage

Dip

Egg