Equipment
- Conventional oven
- Mixing bowl x 2
- Cling film
Ingredients
- 1 lb pumpkin, around ½ a medium pumpkin - choose a sweet pumpkin variety for this recipe
- 5 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 cups flour
- 2 tablespoon yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt, plus more for garnishing
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ large yellow bell pepper, sliced
- ½ large red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 large red onion, sliced
- ½ cup mushrooms, sliced
- ½ cup zucchini , sliced
- fresh chives, small bunch
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
Instructions
- Cut the pumpkin in half just beside the stem, then remove the seeds and cut it in half once again. You can now peel it using a vegetable peeler, and proceed to cut into small, bite-sized pieces.1 lb pumpkin
- Drizzle the pumpkin with 1 tablespoon olive oil and bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes at 180 degrees C/350 F, until fully softened.5 tablespoon olive oil
- Transfer it to a blender or food processor and blend until a purée forms.
- Mix together the flour, salt and yeast. In a different bowl, combine water, the pumpkin purée, and maple syrup. Then, add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until thoroughly combined. At the end, mix in 2 tablespoon olive oil.5 cups flour, 2 tablespoon yeast, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 cups water, 2 tablespoon maple syrup, 5 tablespoon olive oil
- Transfer the dough to a large baking tray lined with parchment paper, and stretch into a large rectangle. Cover with cling film and allow to rise at room temperature for 3-4 hours, until roughly doubled in size.
- Drizzle 2 tablespoon more olive oil on the focaccia and dimple the dough using your fingers by pressing them almost all the way through. Allow to rise for 10-15 minutes more.5 tablespoon olive oil
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C/350 F.
- Arrange the bell peppers, red onion, mushrooms, zucchini and fresh chives on the focaccia. Sprinkle with sea salt and dried thyme.½ large yellow bell pepper, ½ large red bell pepper, ½ cup mushrooms, ½ cup zucchini , 1 tablespoon dried thyme, fresh chives
- Bake for 22-25 minutes, until crispy on the outside and golden brown.
Nutrition (estimated per serving)
Calories: 409kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 10gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 299mgPotassium: 407mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 5206IUVitamin C: 42mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 5mg
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