Mini Spiced Pumpkin & Pine Nut Pasties

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 500 g butternut pumpkin, peeled and finely chopped (final result should be approx 250g)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 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

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 200 degrees c or 180 for fan forced ovens.
• 2 heat oil in a small pan, cook onion and garlic over low heat for 5 minutes.
• 3 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.
• 4 add coriander and feta, season with salt and pepper.
• 5 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.
• 6 brush pasties with more egg and sprinkle over pine nuts, pressing on to stick.
• 7 bake for 15 minutes or until golden.