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