Mini Pumpkin Tart Canapés Recipe - Great British Chefs

Ingredients

• 2 organic pumpkins, or 1 large butternut squash
• salt
• 250ml of lemon juice
• 300ml of orange juice
• 500ml of xeres vinegar
• 500g of honey
• 2 garlic cloves, halved
• 1 piece of fresh ginger, about 5g, sliced
• 1 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 12g of salt
• 12g of mixed spice
• 7g of cloves
• 5 slices of orange peel
• 7g of juniper berries
• 7g of fennel seeds
• 3g of cumin seeds
• 3g of coriander seeds
• 3g of black peppercorns
• 1g of smoked paprika
• 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
• 250g of puff pastry
• 1 egg, beaten, to glaze
• 250g of ricotta
• 1 bunch of fresh thyme, leaves picked
• 30g of Parmesan, shaved