Baking Pumpkin?

[radial]

So, I'm just back from walking the pup around the neighborhood.  One of my neighbors has a surplus of pumpkins and put a pile of them out streetside for people to take free of charge.  Couldn't pass up that bargain, so now I have a pumpkin and I'm wondering what to do with it.  I'm not exactly sure what a "baking pumpkin" is, but I assume it's made for eating vs. carving.  What should I do with this thing? 

[wombleatwimbledon]

Soup
Roasted with other veggies
Vegetarian Curry

[caribougrrl]

bake it!


I had a really good roasted pumpkin dish at a restaurant in Ottawa years ago... I can't remember the whole dish, but the roasted pumpkin was done in wedges and roasted long enough to carmelize on the edges, and I think had a miso based sauce? can't recall for sure.

I sometimes bake pumpkin whole (score the skin a bit so it doesn't split), then run it through a food mill for pumpkin puree... which can then be used for ravioli filling, or soup, or pie, etc.

[radial]

Thanks.  The lady who grew it says one of these pumpkins will yield enough filling for 10 pies!  I like pie, but not that much.  I think I'll bake and puree half of it for soup and pie and try some other things with the other half. 

[caribougrrl]

Thanks.  The lady who grew it says one of these pumpkins will yield enough filling for 10 pies!  I like pie, but not that much.  I think I'll bake and puree half of it for soup and pie and try some other things with the other half. 

I sometimes bake pumpkin pie filling in a pie plate without a crust... basically it's pumpkin custard, right? you can also do that in ramekins for individual crustless pumpkin pies.


pumpkin puree also does nicely as a pasta sauce  (with sage, garlic, and butter), or as a base for enchilada sauce

[wombleatwimbledon]

I sometimes bake pumpkin pie filling in a pie plate without a crust... basically it's pumpkin custard, right? you can also do that in ramekins for individual crustless pumpkin pies.


pumpkin puree also does nicely as a pasta sauce  (with sage, garlic, and butter), or as a base for enchilada sauce

A sweet potato brownie recipe but my feed today. I’m sure you could substitute pumpkin in it

[Run Amok]

If you run a search you should come up with a thread or two with some good ideas.

[witchypoo]

kaddo

[radial]

kaddo

Ohhhh, that looks so good!

[Natasha]

I love pumpkin soup and would make it all into a huge batch and freeze it.

Calabaza or pumpkin is eaten daily here. Soup is common, but they also put it in rotis. You can also make a kind of stew with onions, peppers, tomatoes and spices. I'd google "Caribbean pumpkin recipes" or even Indian or African recipes.

[caribougrrl]

I love pumpkin soup and would make it all into a huge batch and freeze it.

Calabaza or pumpkin is eaten daily here. Soup is common, but they also put it in rotis. You can also make a kind of stew with onions, peppers, tomatoes and spices. I'd google "Caribbean pumpkin recipes" or even Indian or African recipes.

there used to be a little place in a strip mall in a rough part of Toronto that sold the BEST pumpkin roti... I had completely forgotten about that until just now... and now I want pumpkin roti.