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Koloketes (Pumpkin Hand Pies)

Half-moon pies with a flaky oil pastry and a spiced butternut and bulgur filling that is salted and left overnight to season. Good hot or cold.

  • YieldServes 8 · 15 hand pies
  • Hands-on1 h
  • Total13 h 52 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 300 gall-purpose flour
  • 1 pinchsalt
  • 90 mlpeanut oil
  • 1½ tsplemon juice
  • 60 mlcold water
  • 1egg, beaten with a splash of milk, for glazing
  • 1 tbspmilk, for the glaze

Pumpkin filling

  • 225 gbutternut squash, peeled, cut into 5 mm cubes
  • 1 tbspcoarse bulgur
  • 1small onion, chopped
  • 30 mlpeanut oil
  • ¼ tspground cinnamon
  • 1 pinchground cloves
  • ¾ tspsalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Peanut
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Winter squash
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Oven

Season

  • Fall

Occasion

  • Weekend project

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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