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Pumpkin, fennel and gorgonzola bake

Pumpkin, fennel and gorgonzola bake

Pumpkin, fennel and gorgonzola bake

Ingredients

Pumpkin, fennel and gorgonzola bake

  • 800 g pumpkin, peeled, sliced thinly
  • 2 baby fennel bulbs with fronds (260g)
  • 125 g gorgonzola cheese, crumbled coarsely
  • 1 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour
  • 2 cups (500ml) pouring cream
  • 1/2 cup (35g) stale breadcrumbs

Steps

Pumpkin, fennel and gorgonzola bake

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Oil shallow 1-litre (4-cup) baking dish.
  2. Boil, steam or microwave pumpkin until tender.
  3. Slice fennel and fronds thinly. Layer fennel, half the fronds, three-quarters of the cheese and the pumpkin in dish.
  4. Blend flour with a little of the cream in small saucepan; stir in remaining cream. Stir over heat until mixture boils and thickens; pour into dish. Cover dish with foil; bake 20 minutes.
  5. Preheat grill (broiler).
  6. Remove foil from dish; sprinkle with breadcrumbs and remaining cheese. Place under grill until browned. Serve sprinkled with remaining fennel fronds.
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