pumpkin triangles

Pumpkin is such a cool vegetable, we can use it in so many recipes and cook it heaps of different ways! Pumpkin triangles are a great winter lunch or even as a lunchbox snack. 
Pumpkin

Pumpkin is such a cool vegetable, we can use it in so many recipes and cook it lots of different ways! It can be in both sweet or savoury dishes. Pumpkin triangles make a great lunch, dinner or even a delicious snack.

Makes: 16
Prep: 30 mins Cook: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups of pumpkin
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (or oregano or any herb or spice you like)
  • 1 cup wholemeal self-raising four
  • 1 cup white plain flour, plus extra for rolling dough
  • 1 1/4 cups greek yoghurt
  • 1/4 grated tasty cheese
  • 1/2 a spanish onion, optional
  • 2 tablespoons pepita seeds, optional
  • 1/4 cup feta, optional
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts or pecans

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C
  2. Dice pumpkin into small cubes, about 5 mm
  3. Place on a baking tray
  4. If you are using onion, slice and add to try
  5. Drizzle with oil
  6. Sprinkle with nutmeg
  7. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutespumpkin triangles
  8. Meanwhile start with making the dough by mixing the flours together
  9. Add yoghurt and mix to combine
  10. Knead the dough for one minute on a floured surface (it should be a soft but not too sticky dough so add more flour or yoghurt if needed)
  11. Using a floured rolling pin, roll dough out until about 4-5mm thick
  12. Use a mug to cut circles out of dough, just make sure you have extra flour handy incase its still sticky
  13. Once you have cut circles out, roll them out a little more
  14. Top each with roast pumpkin and grated cheese and any other ingredients you are using (onion, feta, nuts and/or seeds)
  15. Fold up by folding and pinching the edges of the triangle and then flatten the corners a little (make sure they are well secured)Image.jpeg (3)
  16. Place in oven for 25 minutes until cooked

    Notes

    Try changing the fillings of these. You could also make sweet ones with a diced apple, cinnamon and honey mix.

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