Mashed Pumpkin

by user Elocina

Info
Cook Time: 20 minutes preparation, approximately 90 minutes for baking

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

 * 1 small pumpkin
 * Pinch of salt, to taste
 * Pinch of pepper, to taste
 * 1 tablespoon of butter, or more to taste

Directions
1.Clean your pumpkin well, being careful to remove manure, dirt, etc. Chop off the stem.

2.Cook the cleaned pumpkin in a 375 °F oven for approx 45 minutes per 250g. A small pumpkin of less than 500g works best.

3.Remove pumpkin and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes.

4.During this time, take out sea salt, butter, and your pepper mill.

5.Chop pumpkin in half with cleaver, butcher knife, or kitchen hatchet.

6.Remove seeds and guts; roast seeds and discard the rest.

7.Separate the skin from the flesh.

8.Place hot pumpkin flesh in a food processor, along with salt, pepper, and butter to taste.

Tips

 * If pumpkin is not soft when removed from oven, place back in for 10-15 minutes each time.
 * An alternative if you have no food processor is to mash the pumpkin flesh by hand until nearly smooth.

Source
Mashed Pumpkin from the Wikibooks Cookbook -- original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License

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