Preparation: Step 1
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Prepare the necessary ingredients for the preparation of pumpkin puree for the winter.
Avoid pumpkin with cracks, soft spots or damaged peel. Choose pumpkin with bright and saturated coloring. Orange, yellow or greenish color indicate the ripeness of pumpkin. The pumpkin peel should be solid and smooth, not soft, bent or wrinkled.
Choose pumpkin of medium or small sizes. They most often have more delicate pulp and are easier to process.
Pay attention to the stalk of pumpkin. It should be whole and dry. The absence of a stem may indicate insufficient ripeness.
To give mashed potatoes a more saturated taste, you can add spices such as cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg or vanilla. This will emphasize the aroma of pumpkin and will create a harmonious bouquet of taste. But I love and cook classic mashed potatoes without additives.
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Step 2
Cut the pumpkin into two parts so that it is easy to get internal filling from it.
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Step 3
Peel the pumpkin from seeds. For convenience, you can use a spoon with a sharp edge.
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Step 4
You will not need seeds, you can throw them out. But I do not recommend. You can wash them, salt and dry them in the oven, about 20 minutes at 180 degrees. For lovers of seeds — perfect, and the product will not disappear. You can add them to salads, baking or just snack.
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Step 5
Clean the pumpkin from the skin.
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Step 6
Cut the pumpkin into small pieces.
By the way, they can be frozen and used to make mashed potatoes at any time of the year. Only stored frozen pieces in closed containers or dense bags so that the pumpkin does not absorb the smells of other products in the freezer.
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Step 7
Prepare a pan with a thick bottom, put a pumpkin in it, add sugar and water.
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Step 8
Put the pumpkin to a state of softness, about 20-30 minutes.
To reduce pumpkin cooking time, you can cut it into smaller pieces.
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Step 9
As soon as the pumpkin becomes soft, it must be carved into a smooth homogeneous mass with a submersible blender.
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Step 10
Pumplings from pumpkin for the winter are ready. It must be laid out in sterilized jars, twisted with sterile lids and stored in a cool place up to 6 months.
Read the article «How to sterilize banks in a pan, teapot, oven, microwave, double boiler, slow cooker, dishwasher».
Pumpkin puree is a universal product. You can use it for baking bread, pies, cereals, soups or adding to yogurt and cocktails. Pumpkin mashed potatoes can be frozen in ice forms, thus receiving portioned cubes. This is convenient for adding to smoothies, yogurts or other dishes. Bon appetit.
