White Ghost Pumpkin & Peach Jam
Makes approximately 2 Jam jars
Ingredient
500g pumpkin ( approx 2 small white ghost or orange pumpkins)
1 large orange juice & zest
1 lemon juice
250g jamming sugar.
3 peaches ( optional)
Chop pumpkins. Place all the ingredients in a pan and gently simmer on a medium heat. Crush down fruit as it softens. When at the desired jam thickness place in sterilised jam jars. Enjoy!
Method
Preheat the oven to 220°c.
450g strong white flour
80g unsalted butter
80g Caster Sugar
1tsp cinnamon
1/2tsp Ginger
1/2 ground cardamom
1/2 All spice
1/4 clove spice
1/2 Ground Nutmeg
15g baking powder
1tsp vanilla extract
1tbs Maple syrup
1tsp lemon juice
150g pumpkin puree.
1 small pumpkin baked in the oven for 45 mins- desseed) mashed, weigh mashed pumpkin at 150g.
150g buttermilk
1 egg lightly beaten.
Add dry ingredients together. Grate cold butter & add to dry ingredients. Crumble butter with dry ingredients to breadcrumb texture. Mix mashed pumpkin, buttermilk, lemon juice and maple syrup together. Mix the wet & dry ingredients together knead for 30 seconds. Firm a ball, roll out to approx 2.5cm thick and used a round cutters or round glass to cut out your scones. Brush the tops with the beaten egg, finish with some pumpkin seeds. Bake for 15 minutes and until golden brown.