Ingredient: Pumpkin

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Pumpkin

  • Description-

A pumpkin is a squash plant which grows on a vine. They are smooth but have ribbed skin that is yellow to orange in color.  Inside the pumpkin are seeds and pulp.  Pumpkins are associated with fall holidays.

  • Preparation-

To cook a sugar pumpkin for culinary use you need to half the pumpkin and remove the seeds and pulp. Roast the oven until the pumpkin flesh is soft.  Cool, scoop out the flesh and use.  ** the seeds of pumpkins are edible, they are delicious roasted and salted**

  • Varieties-

There are countless numbers of pumpkin varieties, sugar pumpkins!

  • Storage-

Pumpkins can be stored for 30-90 days if kept in a cool environment.

  • Nutrition- Potassium, Vitamin A, C, B6, fiber

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Recipes Using Pumpkin

Pumpkin Bread

by (updated 2772 days ago)
Ingredients: Apples / Eggs / Pumpkin

Here is a delicious and low sugar bread to enjoy with your pumpkin and applesauce. Save the puree for other uses, such as pies, custards, and ice cream!

Squash Purée

by (updated 3058 days ago)
Ingredients: Pumpkin / Winter Squash

Got lots of squash? This is a great way to preserve it for baked goods, to add to sauces, mac and cheese, burritos, soups, omelets… The possibilities are truly endless!