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Cypriot Pumpkin Pie

Prep Time 1 hour

Servings 12

Difficulty Medium

Calories 258 kcal

A sweet pie filled with roasted pumpkin, bulgur, raisins, and cinnamon, wrapped in crispy handmade pastry — a unique Cypriot autumn treat.

Ingredients

1kg pumpkin, roasted and mashed
1/2 cup fine bulgur, soaked
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
3 cups flour
1/2 cup olive oil
Warm water as needed
Sesame seeds for topping

Instructions

1 Roast pumpkin until soft, scoop out flesh, and mash.
2 Combine mashed pumpkin with soaked bulgur, raisins, sugar, cinnamon, and cloves.
3 Make pastry: mix flour with olive oil and enough warm water to form a pliable dough.
4 Roll out dough into circles. Place filling in the centre of each.
5 Fold into half-moon shapes, sealing edges with a fork.
6 Brush with water, sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake at 180°C for 30-35 minutes until golden.

Did You Know?

The addition of bulgur to the pumpkin filling is uniquely Cypriot — it gives the pie a distinctive chewy texture not found in other Mediterranean pumpkin pastries.