Wizard's hat pasties

Name: Wizard's hat pasties
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: English, British, Scottish, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 250 grams pumpkin flesh (buy a large wedge and peel, or use leftovers from lantern-making), cut into small cubes of about 1cm; 2 teaspoons tomato purée; 1 pinch pinch grated nutmeg; 75 milliliters vegetable stock; 375 grams pack ready-rolled puff pastry; 8 servings egg, beaten; 50 grams cheddar, grated; 2 Tbsps roasted pumpkin seed (from a packet)

Wizard's hat pasties is a Scottish recipe that serves 8. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 396 calories, 12g of protein, and 28g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works best as a main course, and is done in about 50 minutes. If you have nutmeg, onion, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan, then add the onion and cook for 5 mins until softened and lightly golden. Stir in the pumpkin and tomato pure. Season with nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Pumpkin

Nutmeg

Tomato

Onion

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Sauce Pan

Pour in the stock and bring to the boil before turning down to a simmer for 8-10 mins. The pumpkin should be just tender and almost all of the liquid evaporated. Spoon into a bowl and set to one side to cool.

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Pumpkin

Stock

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Bowl

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas

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Oven

Unroll the pastry and roll it out slightly thinner with a rolling pin.

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Roll

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Rolling Pin

Cut out 8 diamond shapes approximately 10cm wide x 15cm long.

Brush each pastry diamond with beaten egg. Stir the grated cheese into the cooled pumpkin mixture, then divide between the diamonds, placing the mix on the top half of each piece of pastry. Fold the bottom of the diamond over the filling, pressing the edges together firmly to make a well-sealed triangle.

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Pumpkin

Cheese

Egg

Brush all over with egg glaze and scatter over a few pumpkin seeds, in star or moon shapes if you like. Chill for 30 mins, or overnight, covered with cling film, if you are making ahead.

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Pumpkin Seeds