Savory Pie With Squash Carrot And Caramelized Onions Recipes

SAVORY PIE WITH SQUASH, CARROT, AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• In the bowl of a standing mixer, add the flour, small cubes of butter, 1 ½ teaspoons salt, and 2 teaspoons of sugar. Mix at medium low speed until you have a sand like texture.
• Add 4 tablespoons of ice water and mix at medium-low speed just until the dough comes together. Do not over mix.
• Form a disc with the dough and wrap in plastic. Chill for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, caramelize the julienned green onions. In a medium sized skillet on very low heat, add the green onions, 3 tablespoons of olive oil and a pinch of salt.
• Cook, stirring constantly, for about 20 minutes. When the onions have reduced and started to brown, add 1 tablespoon of sugar and mix evenly. Cook for another 2-3 minutes and remove from the heat.
• Using a very sharp knife or a mandolin slicer, slice the squash and small potato crosswise and the carrots lengthwise, creating ⅛ inch thick slices or less.
• Preheat the oven to 350° F/180°C.
• Take out the dough and roll on a lightly floured surface to about ⅛ inch thick. Transfer to a pie mold. Press into corners to trim excess.
• Spread mustard over the dough. Then, spread evenly the caramelized onions with all of their juices. Arrange squash, carrots and potato in concentric circles with rounded edges facing up. Have fun with the design, make it your own.
• Bruch 1 ½ tablespoons of olive oil over the vegetables. Season heavily with salt, and sprinkle garlic powder, paprika, chili flakes and freshly ground black pepper. Finish sprinkling some sugar as well.
• Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. By the end, the crust should be golden and the edges of the vegetables browned.
• Let cool, and enjoy!

SAVORY WINTER SQUASH PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in shortening and butter until crumbly. Gradually add ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight. , Preheat oven to 375°. For optional bacon roses, brush bacon with 3 tablespoons syrup. Roll bacon strip up; for larger roses use two strips. Secure bottoms with toothpicks. Dip top of each bacon rose in 3 tablespoons brown sugar. Arrange on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Bake until bacon is cooked through, 25-30 minutes., On a lightly floured cutting board, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; cut into 1-in.-wide strips. Brush with syrup and sprinkle with brown sugar. Chill until ready to use., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk eggs, squash and milk until smooth. Stir in cheeses, flour, rosemary, salt, nutmeg, thyme, pepper and cayenne. Pour into a greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake 20 minutes., Working quickly, arrange chilled dough strips over hot filling in a lattice pattern. Trim at edge of pie plate. Bake until crust is golden brown and center is set, 15-20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes on a wire rack before serving. If desired garnish with bacon roses, rosemary leaves and thyme leaves.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CARAMELIZED ONION TART

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface roll out dough into a 12-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick). Fit dough into an 11-inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim. Freeze shell 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Line shell with foil and fill with pie weights or raw rice. Bake shell in middle of oven until edge is pale golden, about 20 minutes. Carefully remove foil and weights or rice and bake shell 10 minutes more, or until bottom is golden. Leave oven on. Cool shell in pan on a rack.
• Halve squash and scoop out seeds. Lightly brush each cut side with about 1 teaspoon oil and on a baking sheet roast squash, cut sides down, in middle of oven 40 minutes, or until soft.
• While squash is roasting, thinly slice onion and in a heavy skillet cook in 1/2 tablespoon butter and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Cool squash and scoop out flesh. In a food processor purée squash. Add whole egg, egg yolk, and cream and blend well. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and stir in cheeses, herbs, onion, salt, and pepper to taste. Pour filling into shell, smoothing top.
• In a small skillet melt remaining tablespoon butter and stir in bread crumbs until combined well. Sprinkle bread crumb mixture evenly over filling. Bake tart in middle of oven 40 minutes, or until filling is set. Cool tart in pan on rack 10 minutes and carefully remove rim.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CARAMELIZED ONION TART

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a 12-inch round about 1/8 inch thick. Fit the dough into an 11-inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim. Freeze the shell 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line shell with foil and fill with pie weights or raw rice. Bake the shell in the middle of the oven until the edge is pale golden, about 20 minutes. Carefully remove the foil and weights and bake 10 minutes more, or until the bottom is golden. Leave oven on. Cool shell in pan on a rack.
• Halve the squash and scoop out the seeds. Lightly brush each cut side with about 1 teaspoon oil and roast the squash on a baking sheet, cut sides down, in the middle of the oven 40 minutes or until soft.
• While squash is roasting, thinly slice the onion and cook in a heavy skillet in 1/2 tablespoon butter and the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Cool the squash and scoop out the flesh. In a food processor, purée the squash. Add the whole egg, egg yolk, and cream and blend well. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and stir in the onion, cheeses, herbs, salt, and pepper to taste. Pour the filling into the shell, smoothing the top.
• In a small skillet, melt the remaining tablespoon butter and stir in the bread crumbs until combined well. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture evenly over the filling. Bake the tart in the middle of the oven 40 minutes, or until filling is set. Cool the tart in the pan on a rack 10 minutes and then carefully remove rim. Serve.

ROASTED SQUASH, CARROTS & WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Cut carrots in half lengthwise, then in half crosswise., In a large bowl, toss squash and carrots with brown sugar, oil, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Transfer to two greased foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Roast 30 minutes, stirring occasionally., Sprinkle walnuts over vegetables. Roast 5-10 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender.

SAVORY BUTTERNUT SQUASH PIE

Steps:

• Put oil in a wide skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, and season generously with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened and lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce heat if onions are browning too quickly.
• Transfer onions to a large bowl. Add squash cubes, kale, sage, thyme and garlic. Season with salt and red-pepper flakes, and toss well to coat.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll the puff pastry rounds to 12 inches in diameter (or roll and trim pastry rectangles to achieve two 12-inch rounds). Line a 10-inch pie pan or other shallow round baking dish with one 12-inch round of pastry. Add squash filling, piling it high. Sprinkle with provolone and pecorino. Lay the remaining pastry round over filling and crimp edges to seal. Paint the top of pie with beaten egg.
• Place the pie on a rimmed baking sheet to catch drips. Transfer to oven, and bake for about 1 hour, until pastry is nicely browned and squash is soft when probed with a paring knife. (Start checking at the half-hour mark and the 45-minute mark to make sure the pastry isn't browning too quickly. Tent with foil, if so.) Allow to rest at least 10 to 15 minutes before cutting into large wedges and serving.