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    The Basics: How to Roast a Pumpkin

    Oct 21, 2013 · 11 Comments

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    My 9 year old Little Chef, Samantha, is taking over again today! 

    Hi, it's me Samantha and today I'm telling you how to do something fun!  THIS is how you roast a pumpkin!

    First you either go to the pumpkin patch or a store and get a pumpkin.  Don't get a giant one, look for a smaller one.  Mom says to get a sugar pumpkin or baking pumpkin if you can...if not she told me that they all kind of taste the same after you add ingredients to them.

    Next wash off your pumpkin and dry it, then you ask your mom or dad to help you cut it in half...its really hard to do that so be careful.  My mom says that once you get started it's easy to slice through but sometimes she lifts the pumpkin when her knife is in the middle and wham's it on the countertop - that usually works for her but it is really noisy!

    Then is the messy part and its fun!  Scoop out all the seeds and "guts" with your hands and a spoon.  You have to push hard with the spoon to get it all out.  But if a little of the dark orange strands are still there it's ok.  Save the seeds so you can roast them if you like to eat pumpkin seeds.

    Then put a piece of parchment paper on top of a baking sheet and put your pumpkins, cut side down, on them.  Bake for about an hour at 375 degrees or until the pumpkin looks like it is falling down (see what i mean in the picture?) on itself and its all soft.

    Let it cool, then scrape out the pumpkin and put it in a bowl.  Then use it for whatever you want to make like pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies or whatever you like.  Here are recipes for our Pumpkin Donuts (these are my me and my brother's favorite), Pumpkin Scones and Pumpkin Muffins.

    I think roasting a pumpkin is fun and everyone should try it! It actually tastes good if you take a little taste of it when you are scooping it out (mom says it is good to taste it because depending on how sweet that particular pumpkin was - you then know how much to sugar to add to your recipe).  I like the seeds after we cook them up and I always want to keep the stem of the pumpkin but my mom usually throws that out.


    What do you like to make with pumpkin?

    xoxo

    Samantha!

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    1. Cynthia Lee says

      October 21, 2013 at 4:55 pm

      I love that your daughter contributes so much... she rocks!! Great post!

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    2. barb says

      October 21, 2013 at 6:42 pm

      Terrific post.........we have a pumpkin patch so we are knee deep in pumpkins. Go to a pumpkin patch after Halloween. They sell the pumpkins real cheap. Get a bunch to roast seeds in all different flavor s. happy Halloween!!

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    3. cjrmommy says

      October 21, 2013 at 10:40 pm

      WOW! That was awesome! I'm definitely going to give it a try. We have done the seeds in the past but I would love to try roasting a fresh pumpkin. Thanks, Samantha! If you hadn't posted this, I would never have thought to try it! Your mom must be so proud of you!

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    4. Life with Kaishon says

      October 22, 2013 at 3:21 pm

      Samantha! You are so adorable. I love your pumpkin roasting tips : )

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    5. ginabad says

      October 22, 2013 at 4:46 pm

      Very cool! You know I'd never heard of sugar pumpkins until this year. What a great job, Samantha, and LOVE the photo - too funny!

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    6. Barb @ A Life in Balance says

      October 22, 2013 at 5:41 pm

      Such a cute picture of your daughter! I can't wait to roast our pumpkins after Halloween. Most of them are painted with water-based paints.

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    7. Melinda says

      October 22, 2013 at 6:56 pm

      why did I think the pumpkins we find in stores and orchards these days weren't really edible??

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    8. Dresden says

      October 23, 2013 at 12:36 am

      What a fantastic post!! Love it.

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    9. Lauryn says

      October 23, 2013 at 2:56 am

      We loooove roasting pumpkins this time of year! Love this post...and the pics!

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    10. Carrie says

      October 23, 2013 at 3:07 am

      Great tutorial! PINNED!

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    11. Kerri says

      November 08, 2014 at 12:05 am

      I make pumpkin pies out of our Jack o lanterns every year and freeze them. I usually cut it up and boil it like you do potatoes, but this sounds easier. Thanks!

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