Thursday, September 19, 2013



Monday's Riddle was delicious, and Lizzy's review of Gingersnap by Patricia Reilly Giff was a treat. Friday, the Character Book Club will be gathering once more, and Saturday, we always love to hear from you on The DMS Wants to Know. Today, we're heading into the Hogsmeade bakery, because where else would we go? lol : )

This week's top of the heap: Treacle Tart and Pumpkin Pasties!

Fairday & Lizzy: We found these recipes on this excellent site- all sorts of goodies!

Bon a petit!


1½ cups golden syrup (recipe follows or you can buy it on amazon for about ten bucks. You can also just substitute corn syrup, but it won’t be quite the same.)
Zest of 1 large lemon, finely grated
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp ground ginger
1 cup fresh bread crumbs (you can use panko bread crumbs, but, again, it won’t be quite the same)
Special Equipment:
9 in tart pan with removable bottom
2 pie crusts (recipe follows or you can use a store-bought one. 


The recipe here is more like a pâte sucré or sugar dough, so if you use a store-bought crust, it will be less sweet, but it still works.)
Preheat the oven to 400. Mix the flour and sugar in a bowl. Add the butter and mix until the dough resembles coarse bread crumbs. Mix the egg yolk with 3 tbsp cold water. Add to the dough and stir until it comes together.
 

On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a 1/8 inch thick circle to line the tart pan. Trim the excess and prick with a fork. Chill for 30 minutes. Line with wax paper, fill with baking beans, and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the paper and beans and bake for 5 minutes. Remove and reduce the oven temperature to 375.
Warm the syrup in a saucepan with the lemon. Add the ginger. 

Sprinkle the bread crumbs in the tart shell (I know it sounds so weird, but it works), pour in the syrup, and let stand for 5 minutes. Use the dough trimmings to make a lattice top. Bake for 20–30 minutes.


2 cups canned pure pumpkin
1 egg
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
¼ cup butter, melted
1 cup sugar mixed with 1 t cinnamon, set aside
 

Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or aluminum foil. For the lazy route (which I highly recommend): Use store-bought pie crust or sheets of crescent dough (They sell them in sheets now and they are AWESOME!)

For home-made dough: In a large bowl, whisk the flour, 1/3 cup of sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt together. Cut the shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs; stir the water in, about 2 tablespoons at a time, just until you can gather the dough together. Knead the dough a few times in the bowl, then scrape it out onto a floured surface. Cut the dough in quarters, and cut each quarter into thirds to make 12 equal portions. Roll the portions into balls. Cover the dough balls with a cloth, and allow to rest while you make the filling.
 

Mix the pumpkin, egg, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and ginger together until smooth. On a floured surface, roll each dough ball out into a thin circle about 6 inches across; spoon about 2-3 T of filling into the center of the dough circle. Fold the dough over the filling to make a half-moon shaped pie, and crimp the edges of the crust together with a fork, leaving little fork lines in the dough. Gently lay the empanadas onto the prepared baking sheets. Brush the top of each pie with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake 11-13 minutes

YUM!

16 comments:

  1. Yum is right! This is the third blog I've read that features yummy food. And, yes, those pumpkin pastries would be perfect for a sack lunch. They'd get squished in my purse if I tried to sneak them into the theater!

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    1. Hi LynNerdKelley, It's a sign to go out and get yourself a treat! Thanks for stopping by to share your thoughts with us : ) ~ F

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  2. These look delicious. I haven't had treacle tart and I rarely eat desserts with pumpkin. I want to try these.

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    1. Hi Medeia, I haven't had a treacle tart yet, but it is up there on my list of things to try- I'm not sure if I would like it or not- though I hope I would! Thanks for stopping by : ) ~ F

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  3. They both look yummy and would certainly be fun treats for halloween, wouldn't they?

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    1. Hi Donna, They sure would! Thanks for stopping by to share your thoughts with us : ) ~ F

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  4. Yum!! I always love this time of year because of all the pumpkin flavored treats. :-)

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    1. Hi Jocelyn, Me too! I love pumpkin treats in the fall- especially pumpkin ice cream on a waffle cone from Rich's Farm in Oxford, CT. Thanks for stopping by : ) ~ F

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  5. These pumpkin pasties sound really good, My Kiddo just got back from China and is visiting for a while. They eat a lot of pumpkin in China and she really likes it so I think I am going to make these for her and follow your wise advice and use store bought pie crust. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Hi Alex, The pumpkin pasties do sound delicious. I didn't know that! Thanks for sharing : ) ~ F

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  6. Yum indeed! I love treacle tart with lashing of custard. Oh dear, I'm hungry now. I’ve just read Monday’s riddle (oh my fur and whiskers I’m late!) I think I would have got it, but that is easy to say now that the answer is there for all to see!

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    1. Barbara, I would love to try treacle tart, mmm and a lashing of custard- sounds magical! ~ F

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  7. Yum is right! Those sound dangerously good. :)

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    1. Hi Cate, They do! Thanks for stopping by to share your thoughts with us : ) ~ F

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  8. Mmm... Treacle Tart looks delicious. I love these recipes! I want cake in me now or any sort of desert really (;
    Thanks for the link to more HP recipes.

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    1. Hi Adriana, Lol- thanks for stopping by and bon a petit! ~ F

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