How to Make Pumpkin Puree

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Fresh pumpkin puree is always best to use as a base for pumpkin pie. The following recipe is easier than most because you don't need to undertake the painfully boring and irritating task of peeling the pumpkin. A 4-lb. pumpkin will yield about 4 c. puree.

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Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

1 4-lb. pumpkin
1 c. water
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Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2

Split the pumpkin in half and seed it.
Step 3

Remove the stringy fibers by scraping the insides with a metal spoon.
Step 4

Place the two halves cut side down in a roasting pan along with 1 c. water.
Step 5

Bake the pumpkin until meltingly tender, about 90 minutes.
Step 6

Scoop the flesh out of each pumpkin half.
Step 7

Puree in a food processor fitted with a metal chopping blade.
Step 8

Use as needed.

Tips & Warnings

Use Sugar Pie or another kind of "pie pumpkin," not jack-o'-lantern pumpkins. (Jack-o'-lantern pumpkins are tough and stringy.) Ask your grocer if the pumpkin type isn't displayed.

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