Pumpkinquiches Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190DegC (375degF).
• Sprinkle cheese over pastry base.
• Melt butter in a pan and lightly fry spring onions for 2 minutes.
• Add spices, egg yolks, cream or milk and pumpkin.
• Whisk egg whites until stiff, fold into mixture, then pour filling mix into case slowly.
• Bake in oven for 10 minutes, then lower heat 180degC (350degF) and bake a further 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the butter in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until fully rendered and caramelized, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the bacon from the pan and add the onions; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are browned and tender, around 15 minutes. Return the bacon to the pan along with the sage. Cook for 1 more minute.
• Whisk together the pumpkin puree, eggs and cream in a large bowl. Whisk in the onion mixture. Pour into the prepared crust and bake until set, 30 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• Whisk together the cheese, olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and toss in the arugula.
• Cut the quiche into 8 equal portions. Top the quiche with the salad and serve.

Steps:

• Combine pumpkin, bacon, onion, green pepper, mushrooms, and eggs.
• Gradually add evaporated milk.
• Toss together flour and Parmesan.
• Fold into pumpkin mixture.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake at 375 degrees for one hour.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, pumpkin and milk until blended. Stir in bacon, mushrooms, onion and pepper. Toss cheese with flour; stir into egg mixture. Pour into pie crust., Bake on a lower oven rack 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Line small serving plate with waxed paper. Roll each level tablespoon cold pack cheese food into a ball; place on waxed paper-lined serving plate. Refrigerate 10 to 15 minutes for easier handling.
• With end of toothpick, draw ridges around balls to resemble pumpkins. Dip bottoms of cheese balls in chopped peanuts.
• Just before serving, insert pretzel halves into cheese balls for pumpkin stems. Decorate with parsley for leaves. Store in refrigerator.