Learn how to cook pumpkin with this easy recipe. You'll start with a fresh sugar pumpkin and end up with delicious, homemade pumpkin puree that's perfect for using in pies, soups, or any recipe that calls for canned pumpkin.
Ingredients
- sugar pumpkin: 1 piece (4 pound)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
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Cut pumpkin into small manageable pieces; cut off pith and seeds and discard.
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Place cut pumpkin, skin-side up, in a large roasting pan. Add 1/4 inch of water.
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Bake, uncovered, until tender, about 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 to 20 minutes.
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Cut skin away from cooled pumpkin pieces. Transfer pumpkin flesh to a food processor and puree until smooth, or mash pieces in a bowl with a potato masher.
