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How To Cook A Pumpkin

posted in Recipes on 10/19/2013
Choose a variety of pumpkin for cooking like a curry pumpkin or sweet pie.  Regular Halloween carving pumpkins aren't always the best tasting.
Choose a variety of pumpkin for cooking like a curry pumpkin or sweet pie. Regular Halloween carving pumpkins aren't always the best tasting.
Wash the pumpkin, take off stem and cut in half.
Wash the pumpkin, take off stem and cut in half.
Use a spoon to scrape out seeds and stringy guts.
Use a spoon to scrape out seeds and stringy guts.
Place face down in oven proof pan.
Place face down in oven proof pan.
Cover with foil and place in pre heated oven for an hour and half at 375 degrees.
Cover with foil and place in pre heated oven for an hour and half at 375 degrees.
Remove from oven and take off foil.
Remove from oven and take off foil.
Flip over and allow to cool.
Flip over and allow to cool.
Scrape out pumpkin making sure not to scrape out peel.
Scrape out pumpkin making sure not to scrape out peel.
Use potato masher or blender wand to purรฉe.
Use potato masher or blender wand to purรฉe.

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