Originally Posted by
misseva
peeling, cutting, etc is a BIG job. I couldn't cook it on the stove top without it sticking so ended up cooking it in the microwave. NEVER AGAIN! ! ! ! I'll eat pecan or coconut pies instead.
I put my pumpkin or squash into the oven for 45 minutes; whole, uncut. After 45 minutes, they are much easier to cut in half. Then the outside is a little soft, but the inside is still hard. After they are cut in half, I scoop out the seeds and stuff, then put the halves back into the oven in a glass cake pan or such with the cut side down. Add a little water to keep it from sticking to the pan and bake at least another 45 minutes. Then you can scoop the cooked pumpkin from the peel quite easily.
I take what I scooped out of the pumpkin and put it into the blender with a cup or so of water. Blend well and add this to bread dough. If I'm not making bread right now, it goes into the freezer until I want it. I blend up everything I scoop out of the pumpkin. Seeds and all the stuff that comes with them! It's all good food. I tried using the peel once, but didn't like the flavor. Maybe I had too much of it in a small amount of other ingredients. I am going to try that again.