I decided today was the day to address the fairytale pumpkin I bought last month.
One of the great things about big ol’ squash like this is they can sit around and look pretty for weeks before you have to do anything with or to them!
Fairytale pumpkins are some of the best-eating pumpkins around.
They’re deeply ridged with a bright orange flesh that just screams to be roasted, pureed, and made into soups, stews, and pies!
I quartered this particular beast and placed it on two sheet pans and put them into 350° ovens.
I didn’t put anything on them at all, nor did I cover them. They roasted for about an hour and a half.
When a skewer went in and out with no problem, they were done.
I scraped the flesh into the food processor and made a lot of puree.
A LOT of puree. Probably about 20 cups or so. Enough for about a dozen pies.
It’s all nicely portioned. The two-cup measure is for a possible pie tonight. The rest will go into the refrigerator and freezer.
It’s a lot of pumpkin for $7.99.
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I’ve never bought a pumpkin before, so after reading several food blogs about it, my mind is made up: this year will be a pumpkin year for me.
Thanks for the encouragement!
Just remember that “Jack O’Lantern pumpkins aren’t any good for eating. they are edible, yes, but are raised purely for carving.
Get a small “sugar pumpkin” (your best bet for a beginner!) or one of the heirlooms like a fairytale or Cinderella.
I bought a fairytale pumpkin today at my local grocery store. They were all so big! I went with the smallest one they had, a measley 18 lbs. Thanks for posting this. By far your way is the easiest way to prepare these beauties. Set ’em and forget ’em (almost)…
While visiting a farmers market in Potomac Maryland, a clerk told me that his Spanish friends roast the Fairy Tale pumpkin or boil it (I like steaming or roasting best); they put it in a pot with milk, cream, sugar, egg, butter and make a pudding. From my side I am thinking of making some sort of Molasses Indian pudding dessert with a little corn, cornmeal, ginger, clove, cinnamon…yum….possible?…I hope so.
Oh, wow! That sounds excellent!!!