Autumn ideas with pumpkin: pumpkin recipe easy – Autumn begins, the colors of the vegetation around us change, the fruits change, and the vegetables change. In our gardens and markets, we will find fewer fruits and vegetables with red, green, and purple colors, but we find one that invades not only the markets but beautifies vegetable gardens and gardens. It is a bit strange and cumbersome “beauty”, but if we bring it to the kitchen, we can prepare tasty dishes from appetizers to desserts. Let’s talk about the Pumpkin.
Under the thick protective skin, the pumpkin contains flesh that ranges from pale yellow to deep orange. In the center is a cavity filled with watery fibers holding seeds. An edible oil is made from pumpkin seeds, and not everyone knows they are delicious when roasted. The pumpkin’s firm, sweet, and slightly floury flesh lends itself to various preparations as a side dish, appetizer, first course, and dessert.
Pumpkins from decorative plants to generous vegetables in the kitchen
There are various types of pumpkin: green and wrinkled bark, butter pumpkin, or yellow pumpkin with smooth skin. But where did it initially come from? It seems that western India and Mexico are the countries of origin of pumpkin.
It is part of the Cucurbitaceae family, potentially climbing plants with yellow flowers. Some specimens can reach the exceptional weight of 50 KG (110 lbs), so some grow pumpkins in their big gardens and then show off the giant pumpkins.
FAQ: Useful things to know about how to cook pumpkin
Here is a Q&A session on pumpkin merits that can be useful for your pumpkin recipes.
How can pumpkins be cooked?
Pumpkin is a very versatile vegetable because it can be cooked with many types of cooking: steamed, boiled, baked or fried. Raw pumpkin is used in some preparations.
What is the best way to cook fresh pumpkin?
In autumn, when the first pumpkins begin to appear in markets or supermarkets, the season of excellent baked pasta dishes and side dishes also begins. Cooking pumpkin is never tricky, it can be boiled, fried, steamed, or roasted.
Is it better to steam or boil pumpkin?
It can be done in both ways: when steamed, the healthy properties of the pumpkin remain all inside, but if you want to boil it, it will remain much moister, depending on the preparations you have to make.
What is the best way to eat pumpkin?
This depends on the tastes of each of us. Pumpkin is undoubtedly a fairly sweet and somewhat floury vegetable. So if we make a first course that is soup, stuffed pasta, or gnocchi, we will add more salt or grated cheese to flavor. If you decide to make a side dish, you could enjoy it in thin slices, fry it as if it were chips, or bake it in the oven. It will be delicious!
How to cook pumpkin on stove?
You can cut the pumpkin into cubes, after removing the seeds and skin. Put the pumpkin cubes in a pan with oil, rosemary and white wine. Cook the pumpkin cubes first with the lid on until they soften. Then remove the lid and allow the wine to dry and the pumpkin pieces to roast. It will look like a vegetable roast, delicious as a side dish for cream cheese.
How to cook pumpkin seeds?
In reality, pumpkin seeds have many valuable properties for our body, even if they are very caloric, it will be enough to add about 10 grams per day (0.35 oz) to see the benefits over time. It acts on cholesterol, has a calming, relaxing and anti-inflammatory effect.
When you clean the pumpkin, separate the seeds well to use them best. You can toast them in the oven or in a pan, in this case add a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil and a little salt. Once toasted, they are ready. You have to open them inside you will find the seed, green and tasty, you can add them to a side dish of vegetables, or chopped on top of a first course.
How to cook pumpkin leaves?
Pumpkin leaves are called Talli and have several properties: they are purifying, diuretic and help digestion. You can boil them in lightly salted water, boil them. At this point you can sauté them in a pan with oil and garlic. You can season the pasta or use them as a side dish, the choice is yours.
How long does it take to cook pumpkin?
For cooking times, it depends on the size of the pumpkin cut that we have to cook. If you have cut slices of pumpkin of about 1 cm (0.4 inch) it will take just a few minutes in the oven or fryer. If you have cut cubes, it may take about 10/12 minutes. If you want to bake a whole pumpkin in the oven, it will also take an hour or more depending on the size of the pumpkin.
How long does it take to cook pumpkin in oven?
For baking times it depends on the size of the pieces you want to bake. If you have cut slices about 1 cm high, you can place them on the oven plate and it will take 10/12 minutes; If you have cut the pumpkin into large pieces, it will take half an hour or so. On the other hand, if you want to bake the whole pumpkin in the oven, it will also take an hour or more, depending on the size of the pumpkin.
How to cook whole pumpkin?
The only way I recommend to cook a whole pumpkin is to bake it. The temperature should be between 180/200 °C (356/390° F). Wash the pumpkin well and then place it on the oven tray covered with a sheet of parchment paper. For the cooking time it depends a lot, it depends on the size of the pumpkin.
After 45/50 minutes, open the oven and prick the pumpkin with a fork, you will understand if it is soft or if it is still hard inside. Continue cooking until the fork enters the pumpkin with ease. Once cooked, let it cool with the door open a little.
Autumn ideas with pumpkin: Fall pumpkin recipe easy
Here are our autumn ideas with pumpkin are fall pumpkin recipes easy to make.
- Baked au gratin
- Baked or fried pumpkin
- Slow food cooking pumpkin cream
- Baked rice with pumpkin cream
- Pumpkin Tortelli
- Pumpkin Cruffin
You can already find some of these recipes on this page. Zia Clà has already cooked the other recipes with pumpkin. We will gradually upload them below. So come back to visit us, always on this page!
Pumpkin au gratin in the oven
With this recipe you can prepare a tasty, autumnal side dish, to be combined with a second course of meat, fish or even cheese. You’ll see that it’s a pretty quick recipe. You can prepare it in advance and bake it when serving, it is very easy to prepare.
This is an Italian recipe and we also understand it from one of the ingredients: the fantastic parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
Here are the ingredients for 4 people:
- Pumpkin cut into cubes 500 gr (18 oz)
- Grated Parmesan cheese 100 gr (3,5 oz)
- Butter 150 gr (5,3 oz)
- Water 4 tbsp
- Half a litre of milk
- starch 2 tbsp
- 3 eggs
- Salt to taste
Video of the preparation
Here you can watch the short video of the Pumpkin au gratin in the oven preparation:
Preparation in steps
Here are the steps for preparing baked pumpkin au gratin:
- Cut the pumpkin into cubes, removing the skin
- In a saucepan, melt 50 gr (1,8 oz) of butter
- Put the pumpkin in cubes and let it flavor for a few minutes.
- Add the four tablespoons of water, cover and cook until softened
- Add salt
- As soon as the pumpkin is soft, put it in a bowl and mash it with a fork
- Place the crushed pumpkin pulp in a skillet
- Add the milk, remaining butter, breadcrumbs and starch
- Stir first with a whisk to dissolve the starch well and then with a wooden spoon
- Put the pan on the stove and cook for about 20 minutes. You’ll notice that it dries out a bit
- Remove from heat and add egg yolks
- Whip the egg whites until stiff and add them to the pumpkin pulp
- Grease a baking tin with soft butter and breadcrumbs
- Pour in the pumpkin mixture
- Add the grated cheese
- Place in the oven, 200° C (392° F)
- Leave in the oven until it is well au gratin, checking often
Baked or fried pumpkin for appetizers or tasty snacks
This recipe is rapid. You can prepare it to enrich an appetizer or for a delicious snack.
Ingredients
Ingredients for four people:
- pumpkin 500 gr (1,100 lbs)
- salt to taste
- sunflower oil for frying
Preparation
Here’s how to make baked or fried pumpkin.
- First of all, wash the pumpkin
Here is Aunt Clà at work washing and cutting the pumpkin: https://youtube.com/shorts/nFtxi_8EcMs?feature=share
video from the series “Autumn ideas with pumpkin: Fall pumpkin recipe easy”
- Cut the pumpkin into slices. You have to make slices of about half a cm (2 inch). To see how the pumpkin slices should be cut, watch the video under the subtitle “Baking”
Baking
Here are the steps for baking:
- For baking, you have to put them on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper
- Preheat oven to 200° C (390° F)
- Cook the pumpkin for 10/15 minutes, you will see that it becomes golden brown on both sides.
- Add salt when ready to serve
Watch the following video to see what the pumpkin slices should look like and to see what the final result is like after cooking the pumpkin in the oven: https://youtube.com/shorts/5ihPb_bXH4Q?si=zWh06y6ORxrxfDIk
video from the series “Autumn ideas with pumpkin: Fall pumpkin recipe easy”
Cooking in the deep fryer
Here are the steps for cooking in the deep fryer:
- To cook in the fryer, as soon as the oil is hot, put the slices, a few at a time, let them cook in 2/3 minutes, exactly as you do for chips
- Remove them from the oil and place them on a plate with paper towels.
- Add salt and serve hot.
Baked rice with pumpkin cream
Prepare rice in the oven? Of course it is possible, combined with pumpkin and other ingredients you can prepare a truly unique first course.
You will notice that I give you the ingredients for one person to make a single-serving baked “cocotte”. In this way, each diner will have his own small pan and will be prepared with care not only for the arrangement of the ingredients on the plate, but above all it will be a balance of flavors because prepared for each one with great care. You can use mini aluminium, ceramic or porcelain baking trays, or terracotta ones.
This recipe is also very practical as you can prepare the single portions in advance and, at meal time, add the last ingredient, bake and serve hot. It will be an elegant way to start a special dinner.
Ingredients
Ingredients for one person:
- 100 gr Rice (3.5 oz)
- 150 gr pumpkin cut into cubes (5.3 oz)
- 20 gr butter (0.7 oz)
- 10 gr Parmigiano Reggiano, a large tablespoon
- 1 glass of cream or whole milk
- Salt, pepper, nutmeg
- 1 egg
- A knob of soft butter to butter the single-portion pan
- Breadcrumbs 2 tbsp
Video of the preparation
Here is the video of how to prepare baked rice with pumpkin cream:
Preparation steps summary
Here are the steps listed in brief:
- Here the ingredients: rice, pumpkin, butter, parmigiano cheese, milk, salt, pepper, nutmeg, egg, breadcrumbs
- Cook the rice in one pot, and in the other the pumpkin cubes
- Prepare the single portion pan: grease it with butter and then sprinkle with breadcrumbs
- Place the drained rice in a buttered pan but before, season it with half of the butter
- Crush the pumpkin with a fork, add Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, nutmeg, butter and put it on the rice
- 1 egg on top + salt
- Bake in the oven for about 8/9 minutes.
- Now it’s ready
Preparation
Here are the steps for making baked rice with pumpkin cream:
- Prepare two pots with salt water
- Turn on the flame, when the water boils, put the rice in one pot and in the other pot put the pumpkin cubes
- Let it cook for 18 minutes, then drain the rice and place it in a bowl
- Drain the pumpkin and place it in another bowl
- Prepare the cocotte or single-portion mini-pan: you have to grease it with soft butter and then sprinkle with breadcrumbs
- Season the rice with half of the butter, keep stirring until all the butter melts
- Pulp the pumpkin by crushing it with a fork
- Add Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg to the pumpkin
- Add the other half of the butter and melt it well
- Add heavy cream (or whole milk)
- Put the rice in the small buttered pan, arrange it well by digging it in the middle so that the pumpkin is inserted in the center
- Now put the pumpkin leaving a little border all around. Leave a void in the middle
- Ten minutes before serving, place an egg in each pan in the void you left
- Bake in a preheated oven, 180° C (356° F) 8/9 minutes and the egg will be cooked
- Serve immediately
Pumpkin cream cooked slow food
The Slow Food kitchen with CHUP-CHUP allows you to program the cooking and find your pumpkin cream ready when you return home. It is a practical slow cooking method for those who do not want to give up unique flavors but have little time to cook.
Ingredients
Ingredients for four people:
- Pumpkin 350 gr (0.77 lbs)
- Potatoes 150 gr (0.33 lbs)
- Water 450 ml
- Salt
- Garlic two teeth
- Rosemary a sprig
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil 3 tablespoons
- Crushed hemp seeds 4 tbsp
Preparation
Here are the steps for preparing Pumpkin Cream with slow food cooking.
- Prepare the grated garlic with the garlic grater
- Place oil, garlic, potatoes and pumpkin in the CHUP-CHUP, for simmering
- Add the rosemary and water
- Program cooking high temperature, 3 hours
- After 2.5 hours, remove the lid, watch out for steam
- Using a mixer, chop the ingredients until they become a cream. With the mixer, to avoid splashing, chop intermittently, not continuously
- Let it cook the last few minutes without the lid on so that it dries out a bit
- Serve on plates and place a tablespoon of crushed hemp seeds for each dish.
Pumpkin Tortelli
Here is a delicious and unique dish of stuffed pasta, an authentic Italian dish. Preparing pumpkin Tortelli takes a little longer than other recipes, but the result will be truly special, perfect for a festive lunch or dinner.
In this recipe, I also propose an unusual variant for those who are daring and want to taste ancient but innovative flavors. Remember that it is important to prepare the filling the day before, as it will have to rest covered in the refrigerator so that the ingredients blend perfectly and release all their flavor during cooking. The next day, we can dedicate ourselves to preparing fresh pasta and creating Tortelli.
See the specific post about the Pumpkin Tortelli: Pumpkin Tortelli recipe: A Mouthwatering Journey to Mantova, Northern Italy!
Pumpkin cruffin
To finish our pumpkin menu, I propose a truly special dessert, Pumpkin Cruffins, with a hint of cinnamon. You can personalize it with raisins or chocolate chips. I have to thank the “Kenwood Club” for this recipe because ever since I purchased my Kenwood stand mixer, cooking more elaborate dishes has not been a problem. Moreover, being part of the Kenwood Club grants you access to these exclusive recipes with detailed explanations.
Pumpkin Cruffin Curiosity
What exactly are Cruffins? They are not muffins, they are not croissants, they are a wonderful combination of both, a leavened and flaky dough like a croissant, with a typical and single-portion shape like the delicious muffins. Here, then, is the recipe for your Cruffins with pumpkin pulp.
Pumpkin Cruffin: Ingredients
- Manitoba flour 250 gr (1+ ½ CUP)
- Type 0 flour 250 gr (1+ ½ CUP)
- Dry brewer’s yeast 4 g (
- Sugar 80 g + 50 g (1/3 CUP + ¼ CUP)
- Eggs 2 large
- Milk 60 g (1/4 CUP)
- Boiled pumpkin pulp 150 g (1 CUP)
- Soft butter 70 g + 60 g (1/3 CUP + ¼ CUP)
- Salt 2 g (1/3 tsp)
- Cinnamon 1 tablespoon (1 tsp)
- A pinch of nutmeg.
Video
Creating a pumpkin cruffin is easier than you think! This video will show you the simple steps to master this delicious, easy-to-make dessert. Watch as we demonstrate how to mix, roll, and bake this sweet treat. See the crumbly, crunchy crust come together with the ooey-gooey spiced pumpkin filling. Try it yourself and you’ll be amazed at the scrumptious results. This video offers a simple and tasty solution to making a delightful pumpkin-flavored dessert.
With our recipe and step-by-step instructions, you’ll have this classic fall treat on your table in no time. Get creative and show off your baking skills with this delicious, seasonal cruffin! Ready to enjoy a pumpkin cruffin you made yourself? Click the link and watch this video to learn how! With our help, you can make a tasty and unique dessert for any occasion. Show your family and friends what you can accomplish with this easy pumpkin cruffin recipe.
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