I was inspired by this recipe from Sunset last month... and then completely changed it (of course). For several years, I made a pumpkin/feta pastry appetizer at my annual Halloween parties, so that played a role here too... Here's what I did:
Thaw out one box of puff pastry for about an hour (conveniently, just enough time to feed the baby)
I roasted a small pumpkin the day before, and used about 1 1/2 cups of the pumpkin.
I added:
1 clove garlic
1 c. white beans
1/2 tsp. thyme
1/4 tsp. sage
1/4 c. water
and blended it up in a bowl with my hand blender. Then I unfolded the puff pastry. I'd been planning to make individual puffs, and then thought... why bother?!
Spread out the dough on a parchment-covered cookie sheet
Try not to wake the baby.
Spread around the pumpkin mixture, then sprinkle it with half a container of feta cheese. Then cover it with the other pastry sheet.
Bake at 400* for about 20 minutes (check it after 15 minutes for brownness).
Slice and serve!
Whoa that looks good! I've never had pumpkin in a savory preparation before and every time I try to make stuff with puff pastry it's a huge fail, but I might give this a shot.
ReplyDeletep.s. CUTE baby. Like seriously....she's freaking adorable.
I might recommend leaving out the sage then; it was the only thing that made it a little odd for me. I was trying to make it taste more fall-like... feta+ pumpkin is awesome though!
ReplyDeleteOh, and thanks. :) We think she's pretty adorable too!