After I made Pumpkin Butter, I have been brainstorming various ways to use it. I remember either reading or seeing a recipe using Pumpkin Butter on a flatbread. So, I played around in the kitchen yesterday with ingredients I had on hand and I think this recipe is a home run! My true sign of success is when my husband says, “this recipe you can definitely make again and again.” It is quick, easy and a wonderful combination of flavors, perfect as an appetizer or main course.
Flatbread with Pumpkin Butter, Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Honey Orange Glaze
Ingredients
- 1 flatbread, I used Brooklyn Bred, thin crust
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup pumpkin butter
- 15 Brussels sprouts, cut in half
- 2 slices thick cut bacon
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 5 oz. crumbled goat cheese
- olive oil
- salt
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and place flatbread on the foil. In a large cast iron skillet, cook the bacon until crisp remove from the pan and crumble, leave the bacon drippings in the pan. Prepare the Brussels sprouts by thinly slicing off the bottom, and then slice each sprout in half. Individually place the Brussels sprouts in the pan, cut side down, sprinkle generously with salt.. Add a drizzle of olive oil if your bacon was lean and did not leave enough drippings. Cook the Brussels sprouts over medium heat until they have a nice dark golden color, do not turn over. Then place the pan with the sprouts in the oven for 20 – 30 minutes or until they are crispy and fully cooked, I tossed mine a few times in the pan while cooking in the oven. While the Brussels sprouts are cooking, combine the honey, orange zest and cayenne pepper in a small microwave proof bowl. When the Brussels sprouts are finished cooking, remove from the oven. Spread the pumpkin butter over the flatbread, place the flatbread in the oven for 6 minutes, for a crispy flatbread place it directly on the oven rack. Heat the honey mixture in the microwave until hot. To assemble, place the Brussels sprouts evenly over the pumpkin butter, sprinkle with the goat cheese, bacon crumbles and then drizzle the honey mixture over. Lightly sprinkle with additional salt, if desired. Slice and serve.