Harry Potter: Pumpkin Pasties

 Harry Potter: Pumpkin Pasties

• 1 Cup Pumpkin Puree
• 1/4 Cup Sugar
• 1/2 Tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 2 Eggs
• Butterscotch Baking Chips
• 1/4 Cup Butter 
• 1 Package Pre-made Refrigerated Pastry/Pie Crust

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Combine the pumpkin puree, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and eggs in a bowl. Stir them together until they are combined. Set aside.

Spread the pie crust onto a cutting board. Use a large canning jar lid, or a circle cookie cutter to cut the dough into circles. Combine the scraps, roll out the dough to get a few more circles out of it.

Build each individual pastry in layers. Spread melted butter along the top of the dough. Then, scoop a teaspoon of the pumpkin filling onto the center of the circle. Add a few butterscotch chips.

Once the filling is complete, fold the dough in half. It will be a half moon shape. Press down and seal the open edges together with your fingers and then press a fork along the sealed edge to make a crinkle design.  Make a slit in the dough with a sharp knife point to allow steam to release when baking. Since this is a Harry Potter pumpkin pasties recipe, a lightening bolt shaped slit is perfect.

Brush the tops of your pumpkin pasties with butter. Place the finished pumpkin pasties on a greased baking sheet. Allow them to bake for about 15 minutes in a 400 degree oven until the tops are golden brown.