Pumpkin recipes

[Gathorne]

Anyone got a good pumpkin pie or soup recipe? I'm making a head for Halloween and don't want to throw away all the flesh. thanks

[woofgang]

take equal volumes of pumpkin flesh and peeled potatoes of the floury variety, the type that mashes well and about one chopped onion per pint of spud and pint of pumpkin flesh. Simmer together in the vegetable stock of your choice (or use a chicken stock if you wish) until all the veges are soft. Blitz in the processor then check seasoning. If you like a richer tasting soup, then add a little oil or butter to the cooking water. Serve with a swirl of yoghurt, creme fraiche or cream and a dusting of chilli, paprika or chopped spring onion greens according to taste. Don't use the pumpkin seeds in the soup. If you want a soup with less body use more pumpkin and less spud, if you want a sweeter soup replace some or all of the potato with carrot.

If using canned pumpkin, the proportions are one can of pumpkin to about 4 middle sized spuds.

for a real meal, add chunks cooked chicken.

You can also roast pumpkin in chunks in a little olive oil or round the joint, thanks to newforester for that yummy suggestion (where is he these days. anyone know?)

[ermintrude35]

..boil and mash the flesh..cool...beat in an egg a little brown sugar and flour ...deepfry in oil dust with cinnamon and sugar...serve hot...