Items you will need…
1 or more pie pumpkins (these are the small pumpkins)
spoon
large knife
baking pan
foil
water
optional- the help of your 3 1/2 yr old and his lovey named blueberry. 
- rinse off the pumpkins removing all dirt
- remove stem and cut pumpkins in half
- using a spoon remove the seeds and pulp
- place on foil lined baking dish and fill the pumpkins with water, cover the pumpkins with foil
- bake at 375 for 1 1/2 hours or until spoon slides into pumpkin with no force
- Let cool, poor the water from pumpkins into a cup
- With spoon scoop pumpkin away from skin. If cooked long enough the pumpkin should come right off of the skin
- Place pumpkin into food processor and add a tablespoon of water at a time. Blend until the pumpkin is the same consistency as baby food.
I usually bake pies, cake and bars using fresh pumpkin and I usually make the puree the day before and keep in air tight container in fridge overnight.
This was a 2 pound pumpkin and it yielded, just over a cup of puree.
Happy Fall Baking!
