Ingredients for the soup:
1 large butternut squash
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt
freshly ground black pepper
2 onions, chopped
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
dash red chilli in sunflower oil
600ml (1 pint) vegetable stock
1 bay leaf
toasted pumpkin seeds to garnish
Method
1 Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 6/200°C/400°F
2 Thickly peel the butternut squash. Scoop out the seeds and chop the flesh into chunks. Place in a large roasting tin. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the oil and season. Roast for 30 minutes, or until tender.
3 Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a large lidded saucepan. Add the onions, ginger and chilli. Cover and sweat for 10mins, until softened. (At this point I made the wheaten).
4 Add the roasted squash to the pan with the stock and bay leaf. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
5 Cool slightly, remove the bay leaf and purée in a liquidiser until smooth.
6 Reheat until piping hot. Check seasoning.
7 Divide the soup between warmed serving bowls and sprinkle with the toasted pumpkin seeds.
Ingredients for the bread:
200g wholemeal flour
50g pinhead oatmeal (I prefer it without this)
75g porridge oats
50g margarine
25g castor sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
250mls buttermilk
Method
1 Rub margarine into flour.
2 Add oatmeal, oats sugar, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
3 Add buttermilk, to give a soft dough.
4 Pour into a 900g loaf tin; press some oat flakes on top.
5 Bake in a preheated oven, 200°C, gas 6 for 40 mins.
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| I didn't have any toasted pumpkin seeds :( |
