Whole roasted pumpkin

[primsong]

I don't know why it took me this many years to realize I don't have to hack apart a hard sugar-pumpkin, I can just poke some holes in it for venting and stick the whole thing in the oven. It's WAY easier to pop in half and scoop, puree, etc. after an hour or two in the oven.

My former Thanksgiving decorations are now on their way to being pumpkin pie, or soup or pancakes or something without the "argh!" factor.

Comments

[blackmare]

You have just made me interested in trying to cook with pumpkin for the first time in ... um ... ever.

[primsong]

I stabbed mine about 8-10 times, then put them in a big glass casserole dish at 350 for about an hour and a half - they were a little over-cooked, so I'd probably either lower the temp or time next round. Worked great!