Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, baked pumpkin. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Baked Pumpkin is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Baked Pumpkin is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
This recipe for basic roasted pumpkin is so simple and very versatile. You can eat the sweet, fibrous flesh straight out of the shell with some olive oil, salt, and pepper, or you can get creative. Once you've roasted the pumpkin as directed below, consider making Pumpkin Wedges with Sage or Indian-Spiced Pumpkin.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook baked pumpkin using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Pumpkin:
- Get 1 butternut squash
- Prepare 4 tbsp olive oil
- Take 2 tsp thyme
- Prepare 2 small cloves of garlic (or 1 large)
- Make ready salt & pepper
Lay your pumpkin halves face down on the pan. The actual time will vary depending on how thick your pumpkins are and how hot your oven actually gets. Once the baked pumpkin has cooled, scoop out the flesh and purée or mash it. Pumpkin is just another type of squash, so use it just as you would any other type of winter squash.
Steps to make Baked Pumpkin:
- Preheat the oven to 410F/210C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. With an average sized butternut squash you might have to bake it in two batches (or on two racks, switching them in the middle of baking).
- Cut the butternut squash into strips (0.5-0.75 inches thick). Start by cutting off the two hard ends. Then cut the pumpkin in half lengthwise and peel each half. Remove the seeds with a big spoon, then cut into strips lengthwise. Line the pumpkin strips on the baking sheet.
- Prepare the coating by mixing olive oil with garlic, thyme and a pinch of salt and pepper. Brush it on the pumpkin strips.
- Bake until tender. It will take about 20 minutes (but start checking the pumpkin with a fork after 15 minutes). Serve directly.
You can cut the roasted pumpkin into cubes and toss them into a salad, or use them in a curry, soup, or stir-fry. And of course, you can also purée roasted pumpkin in a food processor or blender and use it to bake bread, cookies, pies, and tarts. Puncture the outer skin of the pumpkin with the tip of a large chef's knife. Set the knife into the groove created by the puncture and slowly sink the knife into the pumpkin using a rocking motion. The thicker your slices, the longer your pumpkin will take to roast.
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