Pumpkin Purée

Homemade pumpkin purée made from roasted pumpkin for concentration of flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 medium pumpkin
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit or 200 degrees Celsius.
- 2
Cut the pumpkin in half using a sharp knife.
- 3
Scoop out the seeds and pulp and sprinkle the flesh with a little bit of sea salt.
- 4
Place the two halves face down on a roasting pan lined with parchment paper.
- 5
Roast in the oven for about 30 minutes. It's ready when you can stick a knife into the pumpkin skin and the flesh is tender.
- 6
Remove from the oven and let cool.
- 7
Scoop the flesh from each half and place it in a food processor.
- 8
Whiz for about 2 minutes until the texture is smooth.
- 9
Store in air tight jars.
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