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Thursday, October 3, 2013

Pumpkin Panna Cotta with Pumpkin Seed Brittle Pumpkin is such a quintessential autumn ingredient.  At first, I wanted to make pumpkin whoopie pies and realized I posted those last year.  Here's the link: http://thesensitiveepicure.blogspot.com/2011/10/pumpkin-whoopie-pies-with-molasses.html  The only difference is that I would make maple marshmallows using maple syrup instead of molasses.  Much better flavor pairing.  Maybe I will make those for the weekend.  Then I remembered another favorite of mine I have not made since probably two years ago: pumpkin panna cotta with a pepitas (pumpkin seed) brittle.  Panna cotta is Italian for cooked cream and it is generally a simmered cream, sugar, and gelatin mixture that is eaten once cold and set up.  It is one of my favorite desserts.  I took the standard recipe and replaced half the cream with pumpkin pulp, used brown sugar instead of white sugar, and added in traditional spices.  I thought a brittle would compliment the texture well, and using raw pumpkin seeds/pepitas works perfectly.  Yes, the brittle is a "technical" component, meaning that for best results, use precision: weighing the ingredients, monitoring temperature, and working fast.  Just read through the ingredients and instructions twice before trying it.  You can do it, I have confidence in you.  Notes: glucose can be found at any baking/candy supply store and most craft stores; allow 4 hours to set; makes 6 servings.

Pumpkin Panna Cotta

Pepitas (Pumpkin Seed) Brittle

-Erin Swing
The Sensitive Epicure

This is part of Food Network's Fall Fest. Check out The FN Dish.  The summer produce we're focusing on here are pumpkins.  On twitter, we're tagging #FallFest. Here are other delicious pumpkin recipes to try out:

Taste With The Eyes: Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Apple Soup with Dried Fruit, Pine Nuts and Ancho Chile
Creative Culinary: Pumpkin Beer Bread with Pumpkin Butter Spread
Napa Farmhouse 1885: Thai Pumpkin and Coconut Soup
Red or Green: Pizza with Red Chile Pumpkin Sauce, Black Beans and Fresh Corn
Devour: Easy Pumpkin Cream Sauce
Feed Me Phoebe: Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Soup
Virtually Homemade: Starbuck's Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino
Weelicious: Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
The Lemon Bowl: Healthy Baked Mac and Cheese with Pumpkin
The Heritage Cook: Chile-Pumpkin Hummus
Dishing: Pumpkin Browns/ Pumpkin Hash Browns
In Jennie's Kitchen: Pumpkin Scones
Cooking With Elise: Hearty Pumpkin Pasta
And Love It Too: Paleo Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal
Blue Apron Blog: Baked Pumpkin Stuffed with Millet and Caponata
Dishin & Dishes: Pumpkin Pancakes with Maple Cinnamon Pecan Syrup
Domesticate Me: Harvest Pumpkin Soup with Candied Bacon
FN Dish: Cook Pumpkin from the Patch
Erin Swing

