How To Make Pumpkin Puree

HOMESTEAD HOW-TO

Ingredients

– 1-2 Pumpkins – 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 1 tsp salt – 1 tsp freshly ground pepper

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Rinse and dry your pumpkins to remove any dirt.

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Chop the pumpkins into large chunks, removing the stem. Scoop out seeds and stringy inner flesh.

Place pumpkins face up on baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Then turn pumpkin pieces over so that they are flesh down.

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Place the baking sheet with pumpkins in the oven and bake for 30-45 minutes. Check for doneness at 30 minutes. The pumpkin skin should easily be pierced with a fork when done.