Pumpkin pizza slices
Background
These pumpkin pizza slices are always popular at our Halloween parties! This time I used a special pumpkin cookie cutter set, so I could stamp out various shapes of eyes and mouths. But you can use normal pumpkin cookie cutter too! These pumpkin slices are vegan (so dairy-free) β I made some with gluten-free pastry too, so that people with gluten intolerance can enjoy them too. For adults, you can add chipotle or harissa paste to the pumpkin purΓ©e. One more thing, you can pre-bake the squash/pumpkin or use tinned pumpkin purΓ©e/mash.
Ingredients
- 1 small butternut squash or pumpkin
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- Two sprigs of thyme, leaves only
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp tomato purΓ©e/ketchup/harissa paste
- 1 ready-rolled pizza dough or puff pastry (can be gluten-free)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190Β°C.
- Cut the squash into thin wedges while removing the scruffy bits and seeds.
- Put the wedges onto a baking tray, rub them with olive oil, season with salt and pepper then scatter the thyme leaves all over. Bake for about 25-30 minutes, until soft and brown.
- Let the squash wedges cool, then scape the flesh into a bowl. Add the garlic and ketchup/harissa paste and mash with a fork (leave the burnt and brown bits in the mash).
- Unroll the dough or pastry onto a clean work surface.
- Stamp out pumpkin shapes, using cookie cutters. You can stamp or cut out mouths and eyes too.
- Lightly brush each slice with ketchup, particularly around the edges, then spread the pumpkin mash over them, using a spoon or silicon brush.
- Place the pumpkin slices onto a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes until the pastry/dough cooked through and the pumpkins are golden brown around the edges.
- Let them cool, then serve as a snack or with a bowl of hearty soup.
Tips
This recipe is ideal to use up the scooped-out flesh of carved pumpkins. Just put the flesh onto a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil, scatter the thyme leaves all over and bake for 15 minutes or so, until golden brown. Let it cool and follow the recipe.Categories
- Meal Type: - Appetizer - Bake - Fast Food - Kids Food - Nibbles & Bites - Quick & Easy - Seasonal - Slices - Snacks
- Cuisines: - Italian - USA
- Occasions: - Halloween - Parties
- Ingredients: - Other Vegetables
- Health and Diet: - Combination - Dairy Free - Egg Free - Gluten Free - Healthy - Nut Free - Sugar Free - Vegan
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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