Pumpkin Pie Easily Made With Frozen Puff Pastry Sheets
- 2 sheets Frozen puff pastry sheet (18 x 18 cm)
- 150 grams Kabocha squash
- 20 grams Sugar
- 20 grams Butter
- 1 Egg yolk
- 1/2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1/2 bar Chocolate bar
- 1/2 Beaten egg
- Bring the frozen puff pastry sheet to room temperature.
- Defrost them on a floured work surface.
- Remove the seeds and fibres from the pumpkin, cut into suitable sizes, and put them in a heatproof container.
- Add a small amount of water and cover loosely with plastic wrap.
- Microwave for about 5 minutes at 500W.
- When the pumpkin has softened, mash with a fork.
- Mix in the sugar.
- When the pumpkin has cooled, add the butter.
- Melt the butter with the residual heat of pumpkin and keep mixing.
- Add the egg yolk and lemon juice and stir together.
- Cut the pastry sheet like in the photo.
- (Cut into 4 and cut it diagonally)
- Brush a beaten egg on the surface.
- Place the filling on the 8 sheets like in the photo.
- Break up the chocolate bar into small pieces and push some into the filling.
- Preheat the oven to 200C.
- Fold over the other half (brush with a beaten egg side down) and crimp the edges tightly with a fork.
- Repeat Steps 10-11, line the baking sheet with parchment paper, then arrange the pastries on top.
- Brush the beaten egg on the surface again.
- Bake for about 15 minutes at 200C, then turn the temperature down to 180C and bake for and additional 10 minutes.
- It's done!
- How about making some panna cotta with the leftover egg white?
pastry, squash, sugar, butter, egg yolk, lemon juice, chocolate, egg
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/172191-pumpkin-pie-easily-made-with-frozen-puff-pastry-sheets (may not work)