Mashed Pumpkin

Ingredients

• 1 small pumpkin
• Pinch of salt, to taste
• Pinch of pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon of butter, or more to taste

Instructions

1. Clean the outside your pumpkin well. Chop off the stem.
2. Cook the cleaned pumpkin in a 375 °F oven for approx 45 minutes per 250g. A small pumpkin of less than 500g works best.
3. Remove pumpkin and allow to rest for 5–10 minutes.
4. During this time, take out sea salt, butter, and your pepper mill.
5. Chop pumpkin in half with cleaver, butcher knife, or kitchen hatchet.
6. Remove seeds and guts; roast seeds and discard the rest.
7. Separate the skin from the flesh.
8. Place hot pumpkin flesh in a food processor, along with salt, pepper, and butter to taste.