It's nearing the end of October and you've been thinking about all the pumpkins you have out in your front yard. They've been providing great decoration so far, but you wonder what you'll do once Halloween has come and gone. Don't let all that delicious goodness go to waste. Like I showed you last week, one thing you can do is toast your seeds. Today you I will show you how to bake your pumpkin.
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| Quarter your pumpkin. I have the best luck using a made-for-kids pumpkin carving knife. It's not sharp, but it cuts pumpkins and squash better than any utensil I've tried. Then take a spoon and scoop out the guts. Be sure to save the seeds for toasted pumpkin seeds! |
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| Lay your pumpkins cut-side down on a large baking sheet then cover loosely with foil. |
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| Bake pumpkins at 350 degrees for 1-1/2 hours, or until they are golden and are easily pierced with a fork. |
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| You can see the color has changed and the flesh is easily scooped out. |
Any pumpkin can be baked, but the best for baking are small pie pumpkins. The ones shown here are from Breezy Gardens, a local farm. They are, by far, the best I've tasted in a long time. The flesh was smooth and creamy and though I made to use in recipes such as Pumpkin Bread, I ate some of it alone as a side dish with butter and salt. Delicious!
Baked Pumpkin
Great for using in recipes instead of canned, though it may be less dense depending on your pumpkin variety.
Ingredient:
pumpkin
Preheat oven to 350. Cut pumpkin into manageable pieces. Place cut-side down on a baking sheet. Cover with foil and bake 1 hour. Check with fork. If fork does not go in easily or pumpkin does not seem tender, bake at 10 minute intervals until the right consistency is achieved.
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