cook pumkins from scratch?

Question

forgot how to cook real pumpkins from scratch.

Answer 1

Depends on what you want to make with them. Are you cooking them for a pie or a bread or like a squash?? I found this for you to try.

COOKING FRESH PUMPKIN

It's easy to cook pumpkin a microwave oven, and all types of pumpkin work. Just remember to draw the face of your next Jack'O Lantern, instead of carving it.
Slice pumpkin in half (if very large, in quarters), scrape out seeds. Lay pumpkin 1 piece at a time, cut side down, on a piece of waxed paper in a microwave oven. Microwave on high for 10 minutes. Let pumpkin cool. Scrape pulp out and puree in a food processor. Can be stored in small freezer bags in one cup servings, and keeps up to one year in the freezer. Use cooked fresh pumpkin instead of canned in any pumpkin recipe!

and there's this also:
TO COOK FRESH PUMPKIN

Cut top from 1 medium pumpkin (about 8 pounds); scoop out seeds and replace top. Place whole pumpkin on a baking sheet. Bake in 300 degree oven about 3 hours until tender. While pulp is still warm, scoop the pulp from the rind. Put warm put through food mill or puree in a blender.
In a saucepan cook the pumpkin puree over medium heat for 40-60 minutes or until reduced by half, stirring occasionally. Cool. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 4 days (or divide into 1-cup freezer containers, seal, label and freeze up to 1 year). Makes about 3 1/2 cups.

Hope this helps and happy cooking!

Answer 2

Basically you just treat them like a huge squash.

Cut them in half, remove the seeds, and place each half skin side up on a baking sheet and bake in a 350 degree (Fahrenheit) oven until tender.

My wife takes the baked pumpkin, removes the skin, and purees it in a blender and uses it for everything from an *excellent* pumpkin pie, cookies, muffins, and of course pumpkin bread.

Don't throw the seeds away! wash them and put them on a lightly greased baking sheet, cover with a sprinkle of salt, and bake until they start to turn a light brown. In the South they call these "pepitos". They are wonderful!

Answer 3

Well, pumpkin is a winter squash, like an Acorn or butternut, so cook it like a winter squash. Cut it in half, scoop out the seeds. Save the seeds, you can roast them later.
I usually quarter my pumpkin. Bit of salt and pepper and bake at 350 degrees til its soft. Of course you can cook it with butter and brown sugar like an acorn squash.
If you are going to make pie or other recipies, cook without the seasonings, when its done, i.e. fork tender, puree for pie, cookies, etc...
Sometimes I'll cook an acorn squash, and a small pie pumpkin.
When they are both done, scoop out the cooked squash, mash it together like potatoes, but season it like sweet potatoes, butter, some brown sugar, cinnamon and the like and serve it as an alternative to potatoes for variety.

Answer 4

bake like your baking squash

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