Pumpkin is a bright autumn vegetable with a slightly sweetish pulp. Due to the fact that this product has a very specific taste, it is rarely consumed in its pure form. It is mainly used for salads, soups, stews and all kinds of desserts. Today's publication presents an interesting selection of simple pumpkin baking recipes.
Puff roll
This fragrant dessert is prepared so quickly that it can be made by returning from work. The recipe involves the use of purchased puff pastry, which greatly simplifies the process. To bake puff roll, you will need:
- 300 grams of pumpkin pulp.
- Packing of yeast puff pastry.
- 100 grams of nuts.
- 4 apples.
- 150 grams of sugar.
- A teaspoon of cinnamon.
- 50 grams of butter.
- Egg (for greasing).
Since this baking recipe with pumpkin involves the use of a ready-made base, you can immediately start filling. To create it, melt the butter in a pan and heat it. Then, apple slices and pumpkin slices are sent there. All are stewed over moderate heat until the ingredients are soft. A couple of minutes before the completion of the heat treatment, cinnamon and sugar are added to the pan. All is thoroughly mixed, removed from the stove and cooled.
Thawed dough is rolled into a rectangular layer. From above, evenly distribute the filling and twist it all with a roll. The resulting product is greased with a beaten egg and sent to a warm oven. Bake it at 200 degrees for thirty minutes.
Fragrant Tart
We draw your attention to another original baking recipe with pumpkin. The cake cooked according to it perfectly combines friable base and soft juicy filling. To make such a dessert, you will need:
- 250 grams of biscuits and cream cheese.
- 2 large spoons of sugar.
- 70 grams of butter.
- A teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- 200 grams of pumpkin puree and powdered sugar.
- 150 milliliters 33% cream.
Crushed cookies, sugar and melted butter are combined in a deep container. The resulting mixture is distributed on the bottom of the heat-resistant form and put in the oven. Bake the product at 160 degrees for no longer than seven minutes. Then it is left to cool.
On top of the cooled cake, a filling consisting of whipped cream cheese, powdered sugar, pumpkin puree and vanilla extract is distributed. Almost finished tarte is sent for several hours in the refrigerator. After that, it is decorated with whipped cream and served with tea.
Sweet cakes
Using the technology described below, it turns out not only tasty, but also healthy pastries with pumpkin. The process itself is extremely simple and does not take much time. To prepare such pies you will need:
- 650 grams of baking flour.
- 250 milliliters of kefir.
- 150 grams of creamy margarine.
- 4 eggs.
- 270 grams of sugar.
- 100 milliliters of milk.
- 350 grams of pumpkin pulp.
- 7 g of soda (a teaspoon without a slide).
- 40 grams of baking powder.
In one container, kefir and quicklime are combined. Baking powder and beaten eggs are also added there. The resulting liquid is mixed with sugar, melted margarine and flour. The finished dough is covered with a napkin and cleaned for half an hour in the refrigerator. Then small pieces are plucked from it, flattened, filled with grated pumpkin seasoned with vegetable oil, and pies are formed. Each of them is greased with egg yolk mixed with milk, and spread on a baking sheet. Bake a dessert at 185 degrees for thirty minutes.
Oatmeal pie
This diet pastry with pumpkin will surely appeal to those who follow their own figure. It has a slightly moist structure and contains a minimum of sugar. To prepare it, you will need:
- 300 grams of pumpkin.
- A glass of oatmeal.
- Large carrot.
- ½ cup pasteurized milk.
- A pair of chicken eggs.
- 3 large spoons of sour cream.
- 50 milliliters of vegetable oil.
- 5 large spoons of sugar.
- A glass of baking flour.
- 150 grams of any dried fruit.
- ½ teaspoon of soda.
- A bag of vanillin.
- A teaspoon of baking powder.
- A pinch of salt.
Oatmeal is poured with warmed milk and briefly removed to the side. Then they are combined with beaten eggs, salt, vegetable oil, sour cream, sugar, vanilla, pre-steamed dried fruits, grated pumpkin and chopped carrots. The resulting mass is mixed with flour, quicklime soda and baking powder, and then laid out in a refractory form and sent to a heated oven. Bake a cake at 180 degrees for about an hour. The finished product is cooled and served with tea.
Vegetarian cake
This unusual dessert contains no butter, no eggs, no milk. But, despite this, it turns out to be quite satisfying and tasty. To prepare lean baking with pumpkin you will need:
- ¾ cup brown sugar.
- 400 grams of pumpkin pulp.
- 1.5 cups of baking flour.
- A pair of large spoons of apple cider vinegar.
- ½ cup flax flour.
- A large spoon of baking powder.
- Cinnamon stick
- ½ teaspoon of salt.
- ¼ cup vegetable oil.
Grated pumpkin, sugar, salt, soda and apple cider vinegar are combined in a deep container. Vegetable oil, ground cinnamon and two kinds of flour are added there. The finished dough is laid out in a refractory form and sent to a warm oven. Bake the product at 180 degrees for 45 minutes.
Raisin Pumpkin Cupcake
This simple, but quite tasty dessert can be prepared even by one who has never worked with a dough before. It has a pleasant, sweet taste and pronounced spicy aroma. To bake such a cupcake, you will need:
- 180 grams of pumpkin.
- 4 large spoons of rum.
- 50 grams of raisins.
- 120 milliliters of vegetable oil.
- 130 grams of sugar.
- A pair of eggs.
- 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder.
- 220 grams of baking flour.
- ½ teaspoon of cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ginger and salt.
Since this recipe is with a pumpkin baked in the oven, you need to start the process with the preparation of this product. The vegetables are washed, peeled and diced. Then pieces of pumpkin are baked in a hot oven and crushed using a blender. The resulting puree is combined with eggs previously whipped with sugar, and then mixed with bulk ingredients and raisins soaked in rum in advance. The finished dough is transferred to a refractory form and sent for heat treatment. Such a cake is baked at 190 degrees for 45 minutes.
Citrus Cream Dessert
The recipes for pumpkin pies are so varied that each of you will surely find what he likes. For example, lovers of pastries with a citrus aroma will surely appreciate the dessert prepared in the way described below. To do this, you will need:
- 400 grams of pumpkin puree.
- A large spoonful of citrus juice.
- 100 grams of cream cheese.
- A large spoon of lemon zest.
- 60 grams of powdered sugar.
- Egg.
- 130 grams of butter.
- A teaspoon of baking powder.
- 250 grams of baking flour.
- 50 milliliters of water.
- 200 g of liquid honey.
- Spices.
Pumpkin pulp is poured with the right amount of water and boiled until soft. Then the liquid is drained, and the vegetable is dried, mashed and cooled. In a separate container combine flour, oil and spices. The resulting crumbs are mixed with honey, pumpkin puree and lemon zest. The finished dough is laid out in a mold and baked at 180 degrees for 35 minutes. The browned cake is completely cooled and covered with a filling made of cream cheese, whipped with icing sugar and citrus juice.
Ham pie
We draw your attention to a simple recipe for baking with pumpkin. It involves the use of savory fillings, which means that lovers of snack cakes will like it . To prepare such a treat you will need:
- 600 grams of pumpkin.
- 4 eggs.
- 200 grams of ham.
- ½ cup pasteurized milk.
- 120 grams of margarine.
- 280 g of baking flour.
- Salt.
Margarine is cut into pieces and mixed with flour and yolk of one egg. The resulting mass is covered with a napkin and cleaned for half an hour in the refrigerator. Then the dough is distributed on the bottom of the refractory form and covered with a filling made of grated pumpkin, previously boiled in milk, the remaining eggs, salt and chopped ham. All this is baked at 180 degrees for 35 minutes.
Tender pumpkin pie
The recipe for this dessert does not involve the use of flour. Therefore, it can be considered dietary. To prepare a gentle low-calorie pie, you will need:
- 400 grams of pumpkin.
- 4 eggs.
- 80 grams of semolina.
- A teaspoon of orange zest.
- Cinnamon (to taste).
Peeled and chopped pumpkin is poured with a small amount of water and boiled until tender. The softened vegetable is cooled, mashed with a blender, combined with eggs and lightly fried semolina, cinnamon, orange zest, and sent to the fire. All this is boiled until thickened, and then distributed along the bottom of the heat-resistant form. Bake dessert at 180 degrees for 30 minutes.