Ingredients:

Crust:
2 cups Desiccated Coconut
1/4 cup Honey
1/2 cup coconut oil

Filling:
1 1/2 cups of pumpkin puree
2 eggs
3/4 cup honey (optional or reduce amount)
2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
1/4 tsp salt
grated rind of 1 lemon
1 cup of coconut cream or coconut milk

Crust Instructions
1. Preheat over to 150C
2. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, make sure you melt the honey first to get a good consistency of the base
3. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch pie pan
4. Bake the crust for 30 mins or until golden brown and then allow to cool to room temperature, as when it comes out of the oven it will still be a little soft

Filling
1. cream eggs and honey and gradually blend in other ingredients. If you prefer less honey I baked with only 1/4 cup in the filling, make sure you get a sweeter pumpkin and roast the pumpkin , slightly carmelized to get natural sweetness.
2. Pour the mixture into the pie crust
3. Return to overn and cook for 35-45 mins or until the mixture is firm

The key is the spices, if you can not find a pumpkin pie or apple pie spice mix, I used cinnamon, fenugreek, lemon peel, ginger, cloves and nutmeg.

Enjoy cold or warm!!

This recipe is an adaptation from Internal Bliss- a GAPS cookbook.

Orgran is a household name for people with allergies and food sensitivities.  Products in their range include gluten free pasta, bread mixes, cake mixes, snacks and baking products, all of which are free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives.

The gluten free FARM ANIMALS rice and corn vegetable pasta contains rice, maize meal, spinach and beetroot (for colour) and water.  Like most Orgran products, the ingredients are few and there are no nasty numbers involved.

The preparation for the pasta was quite simple – add to boiling water and stir.  I found that stirring it consistently was the key to avoiding the pasta animals sticking together into one big clump.  Although the cooking instructions on the packet recommends 8-10 minutes, I boiled it for an extra 5 minutes for it to be al dente.

The pasta held their shape well during the cooking process which was important.  Although I didn’t use a pasta sauce, I think the intricate shape of the pasta would hold the sauce well.

From an adult point of view, the shape of the pasta meant there was not quite enough bite for my liking.  However, it was the fun farm animal shapes that won over the little ones!

The mix of colours in the pasta and the farm animal shapes made it fun for the kids to eat and “not so boring” as one 8 year old said.  Overall, it was given an 8 out of 10 by the little people   which is a great score considering the farm animals pasta is aimed at kids.

The Itsy Bitsy Bears Choc Chip Cookies, also from Orgran is also a winner with the little ones.  It’s the gluten free equivalent to tiny teddies!

Orgran products are available from Woolworths, Coles and health food stores such as Mrs Flannery’s.  For more information about Orgran and their gluten free products, you can visit www.orgran.com.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Gluten Free in Brisbane is hosting a Gluten Free Christmas Party at Zen Bar in Brisbane on Saturday 15 December 2012 from 6:30pm.

Enjoy the festive spirit and make new friends over some gluten free canapes and wine.

Click here to purchase your tickets now!

We look forward to seeing you there!