Woman's Day
Ingredients
Filling
Method
1.Sift flour into a large bowl. Stir in sugar. Rub in butter using fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
2.Add water, egg yolk and juice and mix to a pliable dough (mixture will cling together when it is pressed together lightly).
3.Knead gently on a lightly floured surface. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
4.FILLING: Steam pumpkin for 8-10 minutes or until tender. Cool. Place pumpkin in a food processor or blender with sugar, cream and spices. Process until smooth. Add egg. Pulse until just combined.
5.Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160°C. Lightly grease two 12-hole shallow patty pans.
6.Roll out pastry between two sheets of baking paper. Using an 8cm cutter, cut rounds from pastry. Ease into recesses.
7.Carefully pour filling into pastry lined pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes until filling is set.
8.Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve topped with whipped cream. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
makes 24 If preferred, you can use ready-made shortcrust pastry. Steam pumpkin in a covered steamer basket over a saucepan of simmering water.
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