Roasted Pumpkin Puree
By: Julie Cecchini
Published: Sunday, October 5, 2014 - 5:39am

Ingredients




5 lb cooking pumpkin

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 400°F. 2 Arrange, flesh side down, in a large roasting pan or dutch oven and cover pan tightly with foil or a lid. 3 Bake, turning pieces after 1 hour, until flesh is very tender when pierced with a fork, about 2 hours. 4 Remove covering and cool pumpkin in pan until it can be handled. 5 Discard any liquid that may have accumulated and spoon pumpkin flesh away from skins. 6 Using a potato masher or food processor purée pumpkin. 7 Drain excess water. 8 Refrigerate.

About

With about 30 minutes of prep and processing time you can make make use of your fall decorations, save the food miles and reap the flavor and health benefits.