- Preparation time: 25 minutes
- Baking time: 45 minutes
or - Steaming time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 1h 10 minutes or 35 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 whole pumpkin with skin (when baking it)
- Or cut into cubes (when steaming it)
Method
In the oven:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan-forced)
- Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Cut the pumpkin in half.
- Place the pumpkin with the cut side on the baking tray.
- Prick some holes into the skin with the end of a knife.
- Bake the pumpkin for around 45 minutes (small ones might only take 40 and large ones 50 minutes)
- Allow to cool.
- Peel off the skin and cut the flesh into chunks.
Steaming in a pot:
- Steam the pumpkin cubes for about 10 mintues, or until soft
- Allow to cool
- In a food processor, add the pumpkin and blend until smooth (in batches if it it a big pumpkin).
- Or mash it up with a fork on a plate or in a bowl