what do I do with the rest of the pumpkin?

Question

what do i do with the rest of the pumpkin after taking out the seeds? not what to do with the seeds but the pumpkin itself?

how do i make cookies with the pumpkin?

please be a little specific on how to make the meal.

Answer 1

its the holidays, make pumpkin pie!

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 cups pumpkin, mashed
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg plus 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 cup half-and-half
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, optional
1 piece pre-made pie dough
Whipped cream, for topping

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Place 1 piece of pre-made pie dough down into a (9-inch) pie pan and press down along the bottom and all sides. Pinch and crimp the edges together to make a pretty pattern. Put the pie shell back into the freezer for 1 hour to firm up. Fit a piece of aluminum foil to cover the inside of the shell completely. Fill the shell up to the edges with pie weights or dried beans (about 2 pounds) and place it in the oven. Bake for 10 minutes, remove the foil and pie weights and bake for another 10 minutes or until the crust is dried out and beginning to color.

For the filling, in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer. Add the pumpkin and beat until combined. Add the sugar and salt, and beat until combined. Add the eggs mixed with the yolks, half-and-half, and melted butter, and beat until combined. Finally, add the vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger, if using, and beat until incorporated.

Pour the filling into the warm prepared pie crust and bake for 50 minutes, or until the center is set. Place the pie on a wire rack and cool to room temperature. Cut into slices and top each piece with a generous amount of whipped cream.

Answer 2

It depends on how much time you have. If you had time, you could cut the pumpkin into manageable pieces, cook it til its soft, remove the edible part of the pumpkin, and then turn that edible portion into pumpkin puree so you'd have it on hand to make pies, breads, and cookies. (I suggest that order as it's much easier than trying to separate the edible portion from the shell when it's still hard). If you don't have a lot of time, just throw it away and buy canned pumpkin.

Answer 3

Make the gooey core into homemade pumpkin pie filling.

Answer 4

Make pumpkin soup or pumpkin pie.

Answer 5

pumpkin pie with lots and lots of whipped cream on top

Answer 6

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/find/results?search=pumpkin

Answer 7

cook it, freeze it, then re-use it to make pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving

Answer 8

You can either peel it, boil it and make cookies with it-- or you can throw out.