It's been since 2011 that I haven't posted a recipe on this blog...gladly I was making a nice vegan baking recipe I thought it would be awesome to share.
I started taking pictures late, so I'll basically narrate the process instead of posting pictures of every step like I usually do.
Ingredients:
for dough
1 1/2 cup of flour
1/2 cup of brown sugar
pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon powder cardamom
100gr margarine (melted and let cool a few minutes)
1 teaspoon vanilla essense
for filling
2 1/2 cups of chopped pumpkin (Cooked the night before with 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon cardamom)
3 tablespoons of sugar if it's not sweet enough
4 tablespoons of corn starch
diced almonds (optional)
Preparation:
Preheat oven at 160°C.
Prepare your mold or pan by spreading margarine on it and then placing aluminum foil side ways. I suggest using a squared one mine is 23 x 23 cm (or 9x9 inches I think). Also spread margarine over the foil on the bottom and sides of pan.
Start by mixing flour, sugar, salt and cardamom. Mix well. Then little by little pour in the melted margarine and the vanilla. Use your hands to work the dough but not too much, it should make a ball on its own.
With your fingers place dough on the pan spreading it equally throughout.
Bake for 20 minutes or until light golden and crispy.
For the filling, I used the blender and put the pumpkin, corn starch, and sugar. When it's fully blended drain some water, it should be slightly humid but not too much.
Then, sprinkle some diced almonds and mix, do not blend.
Once the dough is ready from the oven, let it cool a little and then spread the filling over it.
Place it once more in the oven for 30 min or until the bars are set.
Remove from oven and lift it up thanks to the aluminum foils, carefully place it on a plate and let it cool...once it's colder cut it into squares. Once they have fully cooled off, you can eat them next to a nice cup of black tea.
VOILA!
Bon Appetit :)
