Mini Spiced Pumpkin & Pine Nut Pasties
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 12 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 500 g butternut pumpkin, peeled and finely chopped (final result should be approx 250g)
- 12 teaspoon cumin
- 14 teaspoon allspice
- 2 teaspoons chopped coriander
- 25 g soft feta, crumbled
- 3 sheets puff pastry, thawed
- 1 egg, beaten with 1 t of water
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts, chopped
- 1 cup water
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees C or 180 for fan forced ovens.
- Heat oil in a small pan, cook onion and garlic over low heat for 5 minutes.
- Add pumpkin and spices, cook 2 minutes then cover with 1 cup water and simmer for 5 minutes or until tender.
- Remove to a bowl and mash.
- Add coriander and feta, season with salt and pepper.
- Cut 6, 8cm circles from each pastry sheet.
- Place 2 teaspoons of the mixture in the center of each circle, brush the edges with the egg mixture then fold and seal.
- Brush pasties with more egg and sprinkle over pine nuts, pressing on to stick.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until golden.
olive oil, onion, garlic, cumin, allspice, coriander, feta, pastry, egg, pine nuts, water, salt, pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mini-spiced-pumpkin-pine-nut-pasties-505629 (may not work)