Pumpkin Puree.

Have you ever tried to make your own pumpkin puree? Sure, it's easy to throw one in your shopping cart while you're at the grocery store, but I had a thought this year... "What's really in this, and why haven't I made my own before?"

So, after Halloween had come and gone, I used the (4) pumpkins that Joseph had grown in his garden. I was delightfully surprised how easy it was to make my own puree.

I started with (1) medium sized pumpkin.

I cut it in half and scraped everything out of the center, and then cut them into quarters.

I ended up using two more pumpkins because one didn't look like enough. I buttered up the pumpkin slices and baked them for (2) hours.

The apartment smelled SO good. They looked really pretty when they came out too.

I let them fully cool and then I scraped out everything from the skins. Once I had most of them scraped out, I threw them into the food processor.

And this was the finished product. I had to let it strain over night to get all of the excess liquid out, but once it was done, it was perfect. The endless possibilities I thought to myself: pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies! I love pumpkin flavored everything, it's the best. Stay tuned for what I actually used it for :)