Pumpkin And Feta Loaf Recipes

ROAST PUMPKIN, SPINACH AND FETA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220C/430F (standard) or 200C/390F (fan/convection).
• Toss pumpkin with olive oil, salt and pepper. Spread on baking tray, bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, flip, then bake for a further 7 - 10 minutes until golden but not mushy. (Note 3) Loosen pumpkin with egg flip (it can adhere as it cools), then if serving salad at room temperature, leave to cool.
• Shake Dressing in a jar. Taste and adjust to taste. I like it a bit sharp because it balances out the flavours in this salad.
• Toast pine nuts in a dry skillet over medium heat until light golden and it smells nutty. Remove pine nuts from skillet as soon as it's ready.
• Place Spinach in a bowl. Drizzle with a bit of dressing then toss.
• Add pumpkin, just a bit of feta and pine nuts, then GENTLY BRIEFLY toss just to disperse the feta. (If you toss vigorously, the feta can make it look messy).
• Transfer to serving plate. Sprinkle over remaining feta and pine nuts. Just before serving, drizzle with remaining dressing (dressing doesn't stay on baby spinach well, so worth drizzling at end). Serve!

BEST EVER PUMPKIN SPICE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In the bowl of your stand mixer (or in a large bowl using a hand mixer), add the pumpkin, sugar, oil and eggs and beat on low speed until the mixture is combined and smooth.
• Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, ginger, and salt and mix on low speed, just until combined and no streaks of flour are visible.
• Grease 2 loaf pans with butter and line with parchment paper.
• Divide the batter evenly between the loaf pans and bake for 55-60 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of one of the loaves comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and cool in the pans for about 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Serve when cool, or store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

PUMPKIN AND FETA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C(356F) fan-forced and grease and line a loaf tin so the paper extends over the long sides.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder and a generous pinch of salt and pepper and whisk it all together
• Add in the remaining ingredients and stir it all together then spread into the loaf tin.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.

PUMPKIN AND FETA LOAF

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven 150°C.
• In large bowl, mix together all ingredients well.
• NOTE: I used hand mixer to insure was mixed well.
• NOTE: Mixture should be moist at this point; if not, would suggest adding more pumpkin --- couple of spoonfuls at a time to get desired consistency.
• Oil spray loaf pan.
• Place mixture into loaf pan and bake for about 40 - 45 minutes.
• NOTE: I place my loaf pan on a flat tray.
• ENJOY!
• Slice and serve with chili sauce on a bed of rocket.
• NOTE: Adjust seasoning to your liking.

MINI PUMPKIN & FETA PIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Tip the squash and unpeeled garlic into a roasting tin, drizzle with 1 tbsp oil, season and toss to coat. Roast for 30 mins, stirring halfway through, until soft. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
• Meanwhile, cook the onion in a frying pan over a medium heat with the remaining 1 tbsp oil for 8-10 mins until tender and slightly golden. Leave to cool.
• Tip the flour, turmeric and a pinch of salt into a food processor. Add the butter and whizz until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add the egg yolks and 2 tsp cold water, and blitz again until the mixture starts to clump together. Squeeze it between your fingers - if it sticks together, tip the mixture onto a work surface. If it's too dry, add more water, 1 tsp at a time. Knead the pastry a few times just to bring it together, but don't overwork it. Shape into two circles, one slightly smaller than the other, then wrap in baking parchment and chill in the fridge for at least 20 mins.
• Squeeze the garlic from its skins into the roasted squash and mash together. Add the fried onion, grate over some nutmeg, tip in the chilli flakes, if using, and feta, and mix.
• Butter six holes of a muffin tin and line each with a strip of baking parchment that overhangs the top. Roll the larger circle of pastry out on a lightly floured surface to the thickness of a £1 coin. Use a 10cm cutter to stamp out six circles (you may need to re-roll the pastry to get all six). Press the pastry circles into the prepared muffin tin, patching any cracks with the pastry offcuts. Spoon in the squash filling.
• Roll the remaining pastry circle out as you did the large one, but use an 8cm cutter to cut out six lids. Cut spooky pumpkin faces into the lids using a small, sharp knife. Press the lids over the pies in the tin and brush with the beaten egg. Bake for 40 mins until golden brown, then leave to cool for 10 mins in the tin before lifting out. Eat hot or leave to cool completely. Will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to two days or the freezer for up to two months. Reheat in a low oven for 10 mins, if you like.

PUMPKIN LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 2 loaf pans.
• Mix together well the pumpkin, sugar, oil and eggs.
• Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and raisins, and mix well.
• Pour into loaf pans and bake for 60-65 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean.