Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Step 2

Put the whole pumpkin in oven

Step 3

Bake 45 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the size of your pumpkin

Step 4

It’s done when the tip of your knife sticks into the skin a little ways (The skin will still be tough-it’s not going to turn into a baked potato!)

Step 5

Remove pumpkin from oven and allow to cool

Step 6

Optional: To speed cooling, remove top of pumpkin to let the steam escape, but be careful, it’s hot!

Step 7

Once cool enough to handle, cut into large chunks removing stringy stuff and seeds

Step 8

Run pumpkin chunks through food processor or blender