Today, I thought I would get a little domestic, so I decided to cook one of the pumpkins I had purchased a while back.
I bought five. Will tackle one at a time.I planned on canning or freezing it so I could have fresh pumpkin to use for my pies this season. Well, I decided to tackle Pumpkin Butter. It was easy except for skinning the pumpkin. I think I will search the internet for an easier way other than using a knife, since a potato peeler won't work.
After cooking the pumpkin down, which only took about 15 minutes, I used my old sieve that I used when I was a real domestic woman.
I found a recipe that called for pure maple syrup. So far, so good.
I ended up with only 5 pints of butter. Well, I do have 4 more pumpkins to cook.
Field pumpkins aren't the best for pies, if you can find sugar pie pumpkins, they have a better flavor. These will do for now.
4 comments:
Oh, that looks great! I can't wait to taste it. I looked online and found a battery operated peeler that has a blade for thick skins and one for tender skins. It is about $20. I wonder if it would work? You outdid yourself in the domestic department this weekend. :)
Oh, that pumpkin butter sounds delicious!!
wow, didnt know you could make pumpkin butter, is it as good as apple butter? You are far too domestic for me. Ill stick with cooking and cleaning once in awhile...lol.
We have pie pumpkins from our garden. I should make some pumpkin butter. Could you send me the recipe? Better yet, just bring it with you and we'll make it together.
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