Comments on The Sharp Scissors Lady: Roasting a Pie Pumpkin

Hi Catherine, Yep, the little ones should be pie p...

2010-10-01T18:10:07.620-04:00

Hi Catherine,
Yep, the little ones should be pie pumpkins, but I'd be sure to ask- to be on the safe side!!! Enjoy!

You have the best recipe/baking tutorials. This wi...

2010-09-29T23:00:13.200-04:00

You have the best recipe/baking tutorials. This will definately get bookmarked. My local fruit stand on the corner has pumpkins. My questions is what is a "Pie Pumpkin" Do I assume the little ones on the stand are the pie pumpkins?

After craving pumpkin muffins twom onths ago and h...

2010-09-20T10:23:31.206-04:00

After craving pumpkin muffins twom onths ago and having to buy organic canned pumpkin online, I am totally making my own. :) We live on those muffins in the Fall and Winter. Thanks for posting this!!

Laura, Thanks for showing this. It's nice to ...

2010-09-20T07:48:32.269-04:00

Laura,
Thanks for showing this. It's nice to see all of the pictures! A photo really is worth 1,000 words... Katy

I'll post the recipe today... as soon as I rel...

2010-09-18T13:56:02.149-04:00

I'll post the recipe today... as soon as I relocate it... wink!

Pam, I've tried growing them myself too, with no luck! I think they need a TON of sun? Good luck next year!!

Wow, that was an "accidental" pumpkin?? ...

2010-09-18T10:15:26.084-04:00

Wow, that was an "accidental" pumpkin?? I've tried two years to grow a pumpkin in my garden and neither year have I gotten one...darn! I'm not giving up, though, we'll try again next year. Maybe I need to borrow your squirrel? lol

Pam

Thats awesome. I have noticed canned pumpkin is no...

2010-09-17T14:28:05.094-04:00

Thats awesome. I have noticed canned pumpkin is not available anywhere around here so I will have to try this. Do you think the taste is comparable?

Laura, don't feel badly about scarce posting. ...

2010-09-17T08:25:58.281-04:00

Laura, don't feel badly about scarce posting. Your priorities are in exactly the right place.
:-)

I've cooked a couple of pie pumpkins in the pa...

2010-09-17T07:48:10.126-04:00

I've cooked a couple of pie pumpkins in the past but the pies never seem to taste any better than ones baked with canned puree. Perhaps I need a new recipe?? I seond the request for the muffin recipe Laura, please share :)

Laura - I'm definitely going to try this as I ...

2010-09-16T23:29:12.950-04:00

Laura - I'm definitely going to try this as I LOVE pumpkin. Any chance you would be able to post your Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe online? I make muffins for my kids every saturday and I'd love to spice it up a bit with a new & proven recipe :)

Hi Becky, I do feel kind of badly about my scarce ...

2010-09-16T21:38:32.517-04:00

Hi Becky,
I do feel kind of badly about my scarce postings, but I've got to choose to either spend my energy on my son or online... he wins!

Thanks Laura (and Sue)! I will definitely try this...

2010-09-16T19:48:12.020-04:00

Thanks Laura (and Sue)! I will definitely try this. I was so glad to see your post today, Laura. I've missed you. :-) Hope you are feeling well.

Thanks Sue!!! It sure pays to have friends who ar...

2010-09-16T16:34:13.384-04:00

Thanks Sue!!! It sure pays to have friends who are more wise than Google!!! I'll be trying it your way next!!!

I did this last year, Laura - and then had to give...

2010-09-16T15:35:30.510-04:00

I did this last year, Laura - and then had to give the frozen pumpkin away when we moved! :(

But... if you want to get adventurous with your pie pumpkins from the FM, roast them on a lower temp (250F) for much longer (about 3 hours). They're ready when you can pierce the shell/skin with your fingernail or other semi-sharp object.

Allow them to cool and cut them up in to chunks (shell/skin, too!). Drop in your blender with enough water to make your blender work and not burn out the motor, then pour out and freeze.

You up the betacarotene factor in your pumpkin by about a gazillion, b/c the shells/skin is where the majority of that nutrient is kept. And it's closer to the pumpkin you buy in the stores - b/c Libby's and the rest of the manufacturers use the shell as well as the flesh of the gourd(s).

:)