Roasting a Pumpkin - How to roast a pumpkin - a pictorial

Pumpkins are so versatile and they can be used in a lot of recipes. Baked goods are tastier when the pumpkin is roasted and the pulp extracted rather than steamed. Pumpkin seeds are delcious when roasted so save and dry them.

Halloween pumpkins, the ones that are used for carving take a lot longer to roast and not as good for cooking. So avoid using those for baking but they might work well in cooking recipes.

The time for baking the pumpkin is dependent upon the type of pumpkin. It can be done as quickly as 20 minutes or it can take as long as 50 minutes for the halloween type hard pumpkins. Depending on the type of pumpking watch from 20 minutes on so they are not burnt .

How to roast a pumpkin?
Preparation Time:5 minutes
Baking Time:15-25 minutes (50 minutes if it is a thicker skinned pumpkin)
Ingredients

1. 1 pumpkin
2. 2 tsp of oil

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Clean the pumpkin, wipe dry, split in half lengthwise. Rub oil on the outside and also on the inside.
3. Sprary oil on a baking tray and place the pumpkin skin side down. Roast for 15 minutes.
4. Flip and roast on the other side for another 10 minutes till a knife inserted comes out clean.
5. With a spoon remove the pulp to a container.

Wash the pumpkin, pat dry and cut in half lengthwise and then rub some oil on the inside and outside.
Spray the tray and put the skin side facing up. Preheat the oven to 350F, and bake for 15 minutes and if required flip and cook with the skin side down for another 5-10 minutes or till a skewer inserted comes without any resistance.
Using a spoon the pulp can be easily scopped up for use.