Pumpkins

have just finished, well almost, a marathon pumpkin cook. It wasn't such a big one but it has taken some using!
we don't really have a tradition of decorating Pumpkins as they do in the U.S.A but there are lots of recipes to use them,

First up was Pumpkin and Garlic bread............
!2oz bread flour.
1oz yeast.
1 tsp. Salt
a Quantity of Pureed Pumpkin.( about a cup full)
2 Tablspoon Honey
2 Tablespoons olive oil
Warm water......but be carefull with the amount because of all the other liquids.
Knead and bake as usual but when you take them out of the oven quickly dip them in....

Garlic Sauce..
1-3 cloves garlic crushed
olive oil or melted butter/ or both
dried sage
Parmesan cheese (optional)
pinch of salt

Next up was mrs Beetons Pumpkin Preserve.

thickly slice some Pumpkin so that it looks like tinned peaches.
Layer in a dish, alternating with sugar, a sprinkle of powdered Ginger and lemon juice.
leave overnight
put in a large sauce pan and slowly cook until pumpkin is tender.
Put Pumpkin pieces into a jar.
Boil the remaining syrup until thickish and pour over the pumpkin..

Pumpkin soup was next
Chopped Pumpkin
chopped Onion
chopped potatoes
bunch of chopped herbs
usual condiments
garlic
cook until everything is tender
Blitz with a liquidiser and add a drop of milk or cream

I aim to make jam with whats left but thats another story!