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Vegan butternut squash pie
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- + cooling
- Easy
- Serves 6
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- thumb-sized piece ginger, peeled and grated
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 x 400g tins chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 butternut squash, deseeded and cut into 2cm cubes (700g prepared weight)
- 2 tbsp harissa
- 400ml vegetable stock
- 150g spinach
- steamed greens or salad, to serve
PASTRY
- 500g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- 250g vegan baking block, cubed
- 2 tbsp plant milk
Method
- STEP 1For the pastry, whizz together the flour, turmeric, plant block and a pinch of fine sea salt in a food processor until the mixture looks like damp breadcrumbs. Add 3-4 tbsp of ice-cold water and pulse again until it comes together into a ball. Cover and chill.
- STEP 2Heat the oil in a deep frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onions for 10 minutes until soft. Stir in the garlic and ginger, and fry for another 2 minutes. Add the spices and toast for a few seconds until fragrant, then stir in the chickpeas, squash, harissa and stock. Cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until the squash is tender. Stir in the spinach, season well and cook for 5 minutes until the spinach has wilted and the sauce has thickened. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
- STEP 3Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Cut off a third of the pastry and set aside. Roll out the remaining pastry on a lightly floured worksurface to the thickness of a £1 coin. Use it to line a 23cm springform cake tin, leaving the excess overhanging the rim. Spoon in the filling. Roll out the remaining pastry into a 23cm circle, then use a little of the plant milk to attach it to the pastry base. Crimp the edges to seal and trim any excess using a serrated knife. Brush with the remaining milk and cut a steam hole in the top. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until the pastry is golden and crisp, and the filling is piping hot throughout. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then remove to a serving plate and cut into wedges.
