The Gourmets Pumpkin Bake Food

PUMPKIN BAKE

Steps:

• Steam the pumpkin till tender; drain.
• Melt the butter in a pan and fry the onions, carrots and celery till soft but not brown.
• Add the breadcrumbs and herbs, season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Lightly butter a baking dish, and place half of the pumpkin on the bottom.
• Top with the vegetable mix, and, then the remaining pumpkin.
• Mix the yogurt, oil, egg and cheese together and put in the pan in which you fried the vegetables. Cook over low heat till cheese has melted.
• Pour the cheese mix over the pumpkin, place in over for 30 minutes, at 180°C or till the cheese topping just begins to change colour.

GOURMET PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 375*.
• when making pie shell, measure chopped pecans in with flour and salt in bowl.
• blend egg, pumpkin and condensed milk and pour mixture into pie shell.
• to prepare streusel topping:.
• mix all ingredients with a fork till crumbly.
• sprinkle streusel on pie and bake for 50-55 minutes.or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• cool.chill.
• this is really good, especially for people who do not like pumpkin pie.

PIE IN A PUMPKIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut a lid off the pumpkin.
• Scoop out the seeds and save for roasting later!
• Place the pumpkin in a sturdy baking pan.
• Beat together the remaining ingredients EXCEPT FOR THE BUTTER!
• Pour into the pumpkin and dot with the butter.
• Cover with the pumpkin lid and bake for 1 to 1-1/2 hours, or until the filling has set like custard.

SPINACH & PUMPKIN BAKE

Steps:

• Place chopped pumpkin in an oven proof dish with 1/2 a cup of water and bake on 375 for 20-25 minutes.
• Boil remaining water in a pot with chopped carrots, celery and stock powder for 20 minutes or until soft.
• Cook frozen spinach in a microwave safe dish for 5 minutes on high or on a stove top until warmed through - stir through the sour cream and set aside.
• Drain the carrot/celery mixture and add it to the pumpkin dish. Using a spatula, press the vegetable ingredients down into the dish to make it like a flan.
• Spread the spinach mixture over the vegetables. Place it back in the oven and cook on a medium temp for 15 minutes.
• Serve with a roast or salad if desired!