Name: Pumpkin pull-apart with roasted garlic butter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 cup self-raising flour; 1 tablespoon caster sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup grated pumpkin; 250 gram rindless bacon rashers, chopped, 2 tbsp reserved; 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan, plus ¼ cup extra; 2 tablespoon rosemary, chopped, plus 1 tbsp sprigs extra; 1 2/3 cup buttermilk; Garlic butter; 1 head garlic; 125 gram ballantyne olive oil spreadable butter

Pumpkin pull-apart with roasted garlic butter

Delicious and moist pumpkin pull-apart with roasted garlic butter - perfect for morning or afternoon tea.

Serves 8

Prep

15M

Cook

45M

Total

Ingredients

3 cup self-raising flour

1 tablespoon caster sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup grated pumpkin

250 gram rindless bacon rashers, chopped, 2 tbsp reserved

1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan, plus ¼ cup extra

2 tablespoon rosemary, chopped, plus 1 tbsp sprigs extra

1 2/3 cup buttermilk

Garlic butter

1 head garlic

125 gram ballantyne olive oil spreadable butter

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200C. Grease a 21cm x 10cm (base measurement) loaf pan and line with baking paper. Sift flour, sugar and salt together into a large bowl. Stir in pumpkin, bacon, parmesan and rosemary. Make a well in the centre.

2.Add buttermilk. Using a round-bladed knife in a cutting motion, mix quickly to a soft, sticky dough (do not overmix). Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Shape into a 20cm log. Cut into 8 equal portions. Using floured hands, shape each into a ball. Arrange, side by side in prepared pan.

3.Sprinkle balls with extra parmesan, extra rosemary and reserved bacon. Bake covered with foil, for 30 minutes.

4.Meanwhile, make garlic butter: Wrap whole garlic in foil and bake for 20 minutes. Squeeze soft roasted garlic from the skins. Roughly mash with a fork. Cool slightly, then stir through the butter. Season. Set aside.

5.Once balls have been in for 30 minutes – uncover, and bake for a further 15 minutes or until mixture sounds hollow when lightly tapped. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve with garlic butter.