Roasted Squash And Phyllo Pie Food

PHYLLO TRIANGLES WITH SQUASH AND MINT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Toss squash with 2 tablespoons olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, or until the squash is tender and easily pierced with a knife. Allow squash to cool slightly, then mash with a fork or in a food processor.
• Lower oven to 350 degrees. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small skillet and add scallions. Cook, stirring often, until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute. Add to squash and stir together.
• Beat egg in a medium bowl. Add the squash, cheese, mint and salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Melt butter with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a microwave at 50 percent power, or in a small saucepan.
• Take 1 sheet of phyllo dough at a time and lay it horizontally on your work surface. Cut 2 1/2-inch-wide strips. (You should be able to cut about 6 strips per sheet.) Cover the strips you aren't working with, and the rest of the phyllo, with a damp towel. Brush a strip with the butter-olive oil mixture.
• Place a teaspoonful of filling on the strip, about an inch down from the end. Lift a corner of the pastry and fold over filling diagonally until shorter edge of the strip meets the longer edge. Fold triangle of covered filling down toward you, and continue folding over and down at right angles, until you reach the end of the strip. If the phyllo cracks, or if you simply want a thicker wrapper, double wrap the triangle in a second strip.
• Brush with more melted butter and olive oil to seal the end, and place on baking sheet. Continue making filled triangles in this way.
• Before baking, brush triangles with oil and butter. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. Serve hot.

KALE, BUTTERNUT SQUASH, AND PANCETTA PIE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté squash with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, stirring frequently, until browned and just beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate and spread in 1 layer to cool.
• Add remaining tablespoon oil to skillet and reduce heat to moderate, then cook onion, pancetta, garlic, sage, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, stirring frequently, until onion is softened, about 7 minutes. Stir in kale and water and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until kale is just tender, about 6 minutes. (Skillet will be full, but volume will reduce as vegetables steam.) Cool, uncovered, to room temperature.
• Brush springform pan with some of butter. Unroll phyllo and cover stack with plastic wrap and a dampened kitchen towel. Keeping remaining phyllo covered and, working quickly, gently fit 1 sheet into pan with ends overhanging and brush with butter (including overhang). Rotate pan slightly and top with another sheet (sheets should not align) and brush in same manner. Repeat with 5 more sheets, rotating pan each time so sheets cover entire rim.
• Spread half of kale mixture in phyllo shell. Gently stir together squash and cheese in a bowl and spread evenly over kale. Top with remaining kale.
• Put remaining sheet of phyllo on a work surface and brush with butter. Fold in half crosswise and butter again. Fold again (to quarter) and brush with butter, then lay over center of filling. Bring edges of phyllo up over filling (over quartered sheet of phyllo) to enclose. Brush top with butter and bake until deep golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool pie in pan on a rack 5 minutes. Remove side of pan and transfer to a platter. Cut into wedges (leave bottom of pan under pie).

SKILLET PHYLLO PIE WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH, KALE, AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Place a rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 400°F. Heat 3 Tbsp. oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened but not browned, 6-8 minutes. Add squash and cook, stirring occasionally, until almost tender, 8-10 minutes. Mix in thyme and red pepper flakes and transfer to a medium bowl; let cool. Wipe out and reserve skillet.
• Add kale, eggs, Parmesan, and lemon zest to squash mixture and gently mix to combine; season with salt and pepper. Layer phyllo sheets inside reserved skillet. Spoon kale-and-squash mixture into phyllo and dot top with goat cheese. Brush edges of phyllo lightly with oil and fold over filling, overlapping slightly, leaving center exposed.
• Cook pie over medium heat until bottom of pastry is just golden (carefully lift up on one side with a heatproof rubber spatula so that you can take a peek), about 3 minutes. Transfer skillet to oven and bake pie until kale is wilted and tender and phyllo is golden brown and crisp, 20-25 minutes. Let pie cool in skillet at least 15 minutes before slicing into wedges.
• Do Ahead
• Pie can be baked 6 hours ahead. Let cool; store uncovered at room temperature.

ROASTED SQUASH AND PHYLLO PIE

Steps:

• Thaw phyllo at room temperature for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Put red lentils in a saucepan with enough water to cover and simmer gently until soft. Drain and put aside.
• Peel squash with a vegetable peeler or knife and cut into 3-inch chunks. Discard seeds. Arrange squash chunks, onion slices and red pepper halves in a single layer on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoons oil. Toss to coat. Roast for 30 minutes, turning once. Remove pepper halves and turn everything again. Roast for 10 more minutes or until vegetables are tender and lightly browned.
• Dump squash into a large bowl. Quarter the onion slices and cut peppers into 1-inch cubes; add to bowl. Sprinkle vegetables with ginger, cumin, cinnamon, cilantro, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add raisins and cooked lentils and toss gently; set aside.
• Turn oven down to 375°F Put walnuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven, shaking the pan twice for even cooking, until lightly browned, 5-7 minutes. Remove walnuts from oven and chop. Add to vegetable mixture and stir gently.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil with garlic in a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Add about one third of the spinach and cook, turning with tongs until wilted, about 1 minute. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until all spinach is wilted, 2-3 minutes total.
• Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a small bowl. Spray a 9x3x13-inch baking sheet with vegetable oil spray. Unroll the thawed phyllo sheets so they lie flat.
• With one long side of the dish facing you, start at the left edge and lay one sheet of phyllo crosswise so it covers about half of the bottom and half of the sheet hangs over the side facing you. Spray the phyllo that covers the bottom of the pan with vegetable oil. Lay a second sheet along the right side of the dish, overlapping the first sheet in the middle and overhanging the side facing you. Using a pastry brush, brush with olive oil. Repeat with 2 more sheets, arranging them so they overhang the other side of the dish, alternating spraying the phyllo with vegetable oil or brushing with olive oil. Continue until you've used 14 sheets of phyllo.
• Line the bottom of the dish with half of the spinach, using your hands to open and spread out the leaves. Spoon squash mixture on top and gently flatten with spoon. Cover with the rest of the spinach.
• Fold one of the phyllo sheets over the filling and brush with oil. Fold the sheet next to it over and spray with vegetable oil spray. Do the same for 2 sheets on the other side of the dish. Continue in this way until all of the phyllo is folded over the filling. Then cover the dish with 2 more sheets of phyllo, brushing with oil.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes until pastry is golden brown. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving, or let cool to room temperature. Warm tomato sauce over medium heat. Cut pie into squares and serve with tomato sauce.

OUR 30+ BEST PHYLLO DOUGH RECIPES (+PHYLLO CUPS WITH FRESH FRUIT)

Steps:

• Mix the vanilla, sugar, and cream cheese until smooth.
• Use a piping bag to fill the individual phyllo shells.
• Freeze for 10 minutes.
• Top with fresh berries or fruit.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Butter a 13x9 baking dish and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a dutch oven over medium heat.
• Add onions and butternut squash.
• Season with salt and pepper and add thyme.
• Lower heat to medium-low, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 to 20 minutes, or until squash is tender.
• Remove lid and discard thyme sprigs.
• Add garlic.
• Stir in spinach and continue to cook for 3 minutes.
• In the meantime combine beaten eggs, nutmeg and feta cheese in a mixing bowl.
• Remove squash mixture from heat and taste for salt and pepper; adjust accordingly and let stand 5 minutes.
• Stir in egg mixture; set aside.
• Unfold phyllo sheets.
• Place a phyllo sheet in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Top with nine more sheets, brushing each sheet with melted butter before adding the next.
• As you work, keep the unused stack of phyllo sheets covered so they don't dry up.
• Spread squash and spinach mixture over phyllo in dish.
• Top with remaining 10 phyllo sheets, brushing each sheet with melted butter, including the top sheet.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until top is browned and flaky.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• Cut and serve.

SAVORY SQUASH PIE

Steps:

• Thaw phyllo dough following package directions.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Peel and seed winter squash. Cut into 1-inch pieces.
• Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake in oven for about 30 minutes, or until squash is tender. Remove from oven and cool. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
• In a large bowl, mash cooked squash. Add parsley, mint, and Feta. Stir to combine.
• Wash and chop the white and light green parts of the leek. Peel and mince the garlic.
• Heat a little olive oil (about 2 teaspoons) in a small frying pan. Add the chopped leek and garlic. Cook until just tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add to the squash mixture.
• Grease an 8-inch cake pan. Layer 7 sheets of phyllo dough, brushing each with olive oil, and overlapping each sheet until the entire cake pan is covered.
• Stir a beaten egg into the squash mixture. Spread mixture over the phyllo in the pan.
• Cover with 5 sheets of phyllo dough, once again brushing each sheet with olive oil. Tuck the edges into the side of the pan. Make a few cuts in the top with a knife.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until the pie is golden brown. Remove from oven and serve warm or at room temperature.
• Note: This recipe will use less than one package of commercial phyllo dough. Save the remainder for another pie or refreeze for future use.

SQUASH AND POTATO PHYLLO TRIANGLES

Steps:

• In saucepan, cover potatoes and 2 smashed garlic cloves with cold water; bring to boil.Reduce heat, cover and cook until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.Drain well; mash until smooth.Stir in milk and Chèvre until smooth.Transfer to large bowl; let cool.In skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.Add onion, 2 minced garlic and squash; cook, stirring often, until squash is almost tender, about 5 minutes.Add to potato mixture.Season with salt, pepper and oregano; stir well to combine. Set aside.Lay 1 sheet of phyllo on work surface, keeping remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap then damp kitchen towel to prevent drying out.Cut lengthwise into 4 strips, each about 3-inches (8 cm) wide.Brush each lightly with some of the butter; sprinkle lightly with some of the breadcrumbs.Spoon scant tablespoonful (15 mL) filling onto bottom of each strip.Fold corner of dough over filling to form triangle.Continue folding, corner to corner, until end of strip.Brush triangle lightly with butter; place on parchment paper-lined baking sheet.Repeat with remaining filling and phyllo.Bake in 375°F (190°C) oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until brown.Cool on wire rack.Note:To freeze, place unbaked pastries on baking sheet lined with plastic wrap.Freeze until firm, then pack in freezer bags.Bake, frozen, as above.