Pumpkin, which is the decoration of autumn gardens and the main attribute of Halloween, will diversify the family menu with tasty and healthy dishes. A huge number of ways to cook pumpkin allows you to get fortified drinks, delicate desserts, savory snacks, gourmet soups and fries.
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Due to the content of a large number of vitamins, minerals, fiber, pectins and carbohydrates, pumpkin can be used not only in classical cooking, but also for the preparation of children's, medical and dietetic food. Before cooking pumpkin dishes, the fruit is thoroughly washed, cut, seeds removed and peeled.
Baked Pumpkin
Baked pumpkin in the oven can be used as a side dish for meat or fish dishes, as well as low-calorie desserts. Small fruits can be baked whole: from the pumpkin cut off the upper part in the form of a “cap”, remove the seeds with a spoon, after which the vegetable is filled with grated cheese, pour cream and add spices. The pumpkin is closed with a cut top, placed in the oven, heated to 180 degrees for 40-60 minutes. The table is served hot on a deep plate.
A delicious dessert is obtained from pumpkin baked with bananas and apples. For its preparation, you will need 2 large apples, peeled, seeds and sliced, 2 bananas, cut into circles, and 500 g of pumpkin pulp. Ingredients are placed on a baking dish greased with oil and sprinkled with breadcrumbs, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar on top, placed in an oven. Pumpkin is baked at a temperature of 130 degrees for 20-30 minutes, before serving, pour sour cream.
Pumpkin juice with oranges
A flavored fortified drink suitable for immediate use as well as for preservation for the winter is prepared from one medium-sized pumpkin, 2-3 oranges, 1 tsp. citric acid and 250 g of sugar. The pulp of the pumpkin is cut into small pieces, poured with water, brought to a boil and boiled for 5 minutes.
The finished pumpkin is cooled and mashed using a blender or metal sieve. Sugar, citric acid and freshly squeezed juice from oranges are added to the mashed pulp. The mixture is thoroughly stirred, once again brought to a boil, served to the table or poured into sterilized jars and closed with lids.