Delicious pumpkin baked in the oven.

Having received an excellent harvest of pumpkins, it is worth considering that may be made from this wonderful vegetable. Number of dishes from pumpkin is enormous. It can be both the first and second dishes and desserts.
This year, we grew a pumpkin weighing more than 3 kg. On the palate, they are very sweet and small seeds. Unfortunately, squash is not stored for a long time, therefore it is necessary to prepare a variety of dishes that quickly use all reserves.
One of the variants of the preparation of this vegetable - is oven-baked pumpkin.
preparation
Cut squash lengthwise into slices no thicker than 5-6 cm. Choose seeds that then, dry them, you can eat. White seeds contain high amounts of vitamins and mineral elements. Even doctors recommend eating pumpkin seeds with some health problems. You should also remove the fiber, so that only the dense flesh.
Turn the oven so that it warmed up. Baking tray lay a baking paper and grease with vegetable oil. Slices of pumpkin put on a small distance from each other. Can pumpkin and sprinkle with oil.

It is best to prepare two versions of baked pumpkin: spicy and sweet.
The first option is perfect for a side dish to meat or pureed soups. It is prepared as follows: it is necessary to mix three tablespoons of vegetable oil (ideally using olive oil which It gives a special savory taste) with condiments (take one teaspoon cumin, black pepper, basil Dried lemon pepper); add 0.5 tsp brown sugar, and can be 0.5 teaspoon of turmeric, which will make the pumpkin rich yellow color. Pour this mixture of pumpkin, which is designed for the preparation of savory dishes.
If you want to cook porridge, or use a pumpkin as a sweet filling for pies, it is necessary to prepare wash the second embodiment: 3 tablespoons butter mixed with 1 tablespoons of honey, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon. If you like mint refreshing taste, you can add a few pinches of crushed dried mint. With the help of a silicone cooking brush, apply the sauce over slices of pumpkin on all sides. You can also put on each piece a bit of butter.
When everything is blurred, it is necessary to put in a baking oven and baked at 180 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
If you have not used for its intended purpose all the slices of pumpkin, do not worry: that the product has not deteriorated, chilled pumpkin wrapped in foil and stored in a freezer. But when you want to prepare a tasty and healthy dish of pumpkin, you should only get the finished product out of the chamber and to unfreeze. This option is perfect for cooking in the microwave and eat pumpkin as a separate dish.

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