Pumpkin With Walnuts And Blue Cheese Recipes

PUMPKIN WITH WALNUTS AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Place pumpkin in a greased 15x1x1-in. baking pan; drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake 30-35 minutes or until tender. , In a large skillet, saute onions in remaining oil until tender. Add walnuts; cook 3-5 minutes longer or until toasted., Place pumpkin on a serving platter. Top with onion mixture. Sprinkle with blue cheese and sage.

PUMPKIN AND WALNUT SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix flour, sugar and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Reserve 1 cup mixture for topping; press remaining mixture onto bottom and halfway up sides of a 13x9-in. baking dish., In a large bowl, beat eggs, pumpkin, milk, cinnamon, salt and allspice just until smooth. Pour into crust; sprinkle with reserved topping., Bake until golden brown, 50-55 minutes. Cool slightly on a wire rack. Serve warm, or refrigerate and serve cold. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

PUMPKIN-WALNUT CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly butter a 9-inch springform pan.
• Mix zwieback crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter in a medium bowl until well combined. Press firmly into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared pan. Place in the refrigerator to chill.
• Beat cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add 3/4 cup white sugar and brown sugar gradually, until well mixed. Beat in eggs one at a time until mixture is light and fluffy. Add pumpkin puree, cream, and pumpkin pie spice and beat on low speed until incorporated. Pour mixture on top of the chilled crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 35 minutes.
• While the cheesecake is baking, mix brown sugar, walnuts, and butter for topping together in a small bowl until crumbly.
• Remove cheesecake from the oven and sprinkle with walnut topping. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool completely. Refrigerate before serving for several hours, or overnight.

PUMPKIN, WALNUT AND BLUE CHEESE GNOCCHI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F Put the pumpkin into a roasting tin with the rosemary, drizzle with the olive oil and season well with salt and freshly ground pepper. Toss to coat and roast for 25-30min or until tender.
• Meanwhile, melt the cheese in a pan with the milk. Add the chopped walnuts.
• Cook the gnocchi according to packet instructions, then stir through the sauce and pumpkin. Season and serve immediately.

CHEESY PUMPKIN SCONES WITH WALNUTS AND SAGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• For the topping, melt butter in a pan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring often, until the milk solids turn golden brown and the butter smells nutty, 10 to 12 minutes. Pour butter and any browned bits into a small bowl and allow to cool to room temperature. Whisk in the heavy cream and set aside.
• For the scones, whisk flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and garlic powder together in a large mixing bowl. Add grated butter and work into the flour mixture using your fingertips until well distributed and the mixture feels crumbly/mealy. Using a wooden spoon, stir in walnuts, Gruyere and Parmesan cheeses, and sage, making sure all ingredients are evenly distributed. Place in the refrigerator until needed.
• Add pumpkin to a separate small mixing bowl. Using a paper towel, dab the pumpkin puree to soak up as much excess moisture as you can. Whisk in heavy cream and egg until the mixture is evenly combined.
• Drizzle the pumpkin mixture over the flour mixture. Stir with a rubber spatula until the flour mixture is thoroughly moistened and a crumbly dough forms; do not overmix.
• Using lightly floured hands, gather the dough and gently knead in the mixing bowl until it just comes together. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and form into a 7- to 8-inch-round disc. Cut the disc into 8 equal wedges. Transfer the wedges to the prepared baking sheet.
• Generously brush each scone with the brown butter and cream topping mixture and sprinkle with cracked black pepper as desired. Place 1 sage leaf on top of each scone and press gently to adhere.
• Bake in the preheated oven until scones are lightly browned, 20 to 23 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.

PUMPKIN POUND CAKE WITH A CREAM CHEESE GLAZE AND TOASTED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Batter:.
• Preheat oven to 325°F; position rack in lower third of oven.
• Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan or a 12-cup Bundt cake pan. Set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the butter. Add the sugars a half-cup at a time beating well after each addition. Beat in Bourbon whiskey or vanilla and continue beating for about 3 minutes - until light and fluffy (scrape the bowl often while mixing).
• Beat the eggs with a fork in a small bowl; add to sugar mixture, one-fifth at a time. With your rubber spatula, scrape down sides of bowl as you mix.
• Add pumpkin and beat on medium speed until smooth. Reduce speed to low and slowly beat in the dry ingredients until smooth and well blended. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the raisins (optional).
• Spoon batter into the prepared pan. Gently spread batter evenly around pan. Bake for 55 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center.
• Cool for 15 minutes; remove from pan onto a serving plate. Cool completely.
• Glaze:
• Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat until smooth. Drizzle glaze over cake and sprinkle with walnuts. Serve warm or at room temperature.