The pumpkin is called the "queen" of vegetable gardens. This is not only a beautiful fruit, but also very useful. Many delicious dishes are prepared from pumpkin. It goes well with many other ingredients and this is another advantage of it.
Benefits of the fruit
Lovers of this beautiful fruit know that any of the pumpkin varieties, and there are a lot of them, is useful in its own way. For example, the benincasa variety is perfect for those who want to lose weight, as it reduces appetite and prevents the accumulation of fat in the body. It is recommended to use it for hypertensive and diabetics. There is a bitter gourd called momordica. This variety, due to the content of quarantine, lowers blood sugar in diabetic patients. Its seeds are useful for the digestive system, the activity of the blood vessels, and for the organs of vision.
Pumpkin is a large fruit, and therefore, in order to use it, you should have several recipes for preparing various dishes.
Pumpkin Bread
- 200-250 g pumpkin pulp
- 200 ml milk
- 150 g wheat flour
- 150 g corn flour
- 1 tbsp. l. baking powder and sugar
- 2 stalks of green onions
- 2 chicken eggs
- 3-4 tbsp. l. vegetable oil
- 0.5 tsp salt
Making pumpkin bread:
- Prepare ingredients for baking bread. To do this, peel the pumpkin and pass through a coarse grater. Finely chop the green onion, pre-wash and dry.
- Take a deep mixing bowl. Pour two types of flour into it. Add baking powder and the rest of the ingredients - onion, pumpkin, sugar and salt.
- Pour in milk and butter. Beat eggs (you can not beat them separately). Mix everything thoroughly. Knead the dough.
- Prepare a baking dish. Better to take a rectangular shape. Put the dough into it. Place the mold in a preheated oven (preheat to 200 ° C). Bake for about 20-30 minutes, focusing on your baking cabinet.
- Let the finished bread stand for a while. Remove from the mold and cut into slices. Best served warm.
Casserole with pumpkin and cottage cheese
Casserole is one of many people's favorite foods. Pumpkin casserole is a great addition to the recipe collection for this dish. It is very tasty and will decorate any table.
- 500 g pumpkin
- 250 g cottage cheese
- 150 g semolina
- 1 glass of milk
- 2 eggs
- 100 g sugar
- 2 tbsp. l. butter
- 150 g sour cream
- salt to taste
How to make a casserole:
- Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. Prepare semolina porridge in milk: pour milk into a saucepan, add semolina and stirring, cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Prepare pumpkin pulp. Cut it into small pieces and fry in butter. Fry for 5-7 minutes (stir constantly). Allow to cool. Combine semolina porridge, pumpkin, cottage cheese (it is good to knead it if it is grains). Drive in an egg. Add sugar and salt. Mix everything. Put the mass in a greased mold. Smooth the surface of the mass and brush with a beaten egg.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes. Serve with sour cream.
