Baking Pumpkin?

radial · October 04, 2020, 08:43:36 PM

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 · October 05, 2020, 11:29:55 PM

Soup
Roasted with other veggies
Vegetarian Curry

caribougrrl · October 06, 2020, 09:57:07 AM

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 · October 06, 2020, 10:17:45 AM

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 · October 06, 2020, 10:25:32 AM

Quote from: radial on October 06, 2020, 10:17:45 AM
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 · October 07, 2020, 03:10:40 PM

Quote from: caribougrrl on October 06, 2020, 10:25:32 AM
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 · October 07, 2020, 04:44:03 PM

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

witchypoo · October 07, 2020, 04:45:59 PM

kaddo

radial · October 07, 2020, 10:30:21 PM

Quote from: witchypoo on October 07, 2020, 04:45:59 PM
kaddo

Ohhhh, that looks so good!

Natasha · October 08, 2020, 12:57:03 PM

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 · October 08, 2020, 02:52:01 PM

Quote from: Natasha on October 08, 2020, 12:57:03 PM
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.