Squash & chestnut crackers
- Anna Glover
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Serves 4
Easy
Prep: 35 mins
Cook: 1 hr and 30 mins
plus at least 45 mins chilling
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Impress veggie guests this Christmas with these butternut squash and chestnut puff pastry crackers. Serve with vegetarian gravy and plenty of trimmings
Freezable (Uncooked)
Vegetarian
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Ingredients
Nutrition
Units:
MetricUS
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1 tbsp olive oil
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1 tbsp butter
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1 large onion
finely chopped
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250g butternut squash
(½ medium squash), deseeded, peeled and cut into 1cm cubes
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250g chestnut mushrooms
chopped
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100ml marsala
or madeira
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100g cooked chestnuts
chopped
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1 tsp dried sage
or a few finely chopped fresh leaves
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2 prunes
pitted and finely chopped
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2 tbsp red onion chutney
or relish
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40g soft white breadcrumbs
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2 x 320g sheets ready-rolled puff pastry
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plain flour
for dusting
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200g strong hard cheese
like vegetarian mature cheddar or vegetarian emmental, cut into 1cm cubes
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1 egg
beaten to glaze
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Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal1033
- fat62g
- saturates32g
- carbs78g
- sugars17g
- fibre10g
- protein30g
- salt1.7g
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Method
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step 1
Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan. Fry the onion and squash for 15 mins until the onion is golden and caramelised, and the squash is tender. Add the mushrooms and cook for another 8-10 mins until the water given off has evaporated. Pour in the marsala and bubble for 2-3 mins until it disappears. Stir in the chestnuts, sage, prunes, relish and breadcrumbs, and season well. Leave to cool.
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step 2
Unravel one of the pastry sheets onto a lightly floured surface and cut a 2cm-wide strip from one of the long sides of the pastry. Reserve this to decorate. Cut the remaining pastry into four long rectangles – these will be your cracker bases. Cut the remaining pastry sheet into four and chill all the pastry on a lined baking sheet for 15 mins.
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step 3
Stir the cheese into the cooled filling, then divide the mixture into four portions. Mould into sausages and position on the pastry bases, leaving lots of room for what will be the scrunched ends of the crackers.
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step 4
Brush the exposed pastry around the filling with the beaten egg and drape over the larger pastry tops, sealing the pastry all around the filling. Trim, if you need to, and pinch in the ends to create the Christmas cracker shape. Press the ends with a fork, trimming again, if you need to, then glaze with more of the beaten egg. Chill for 30 mins or up to 24 hrs. Use the reserved pastry to create stars or Christmas trees, or whatever you fancy to decorate the crackers.
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step 5
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Glaze with more beaten egg and bake for 35-40 mins until golden and puffed. Serve with veggie gravy and plenty of trimmings.
RECIPE TIPS
MAKE A VEGAN VERSION
To make these crackers vegan, omit the butter and cheese, use non-dairy pastry and brush the parcels with non-dairy milk. Use vegan stock or wine, too.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2019
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