Many people know that pumpkin is a real storehouse of all kinds of useful substances - it contains vitamins, trace elements and a large amount of fiber that our body needs. Therefore, nutritionists advise switching to the pumpkin menu primarily to those people who want to lose weight and at the same time not harm their own health.
Pumpkin is especially rich in B vitamins and provitamin A. Pumpkin has a pronounced choleretic effect. For all its low-calorie content, pumpkin dishes turn out to be rich, satisfying, and rich in taste. Unfortunately, not everyone can cook pumpkin - despite the fact that this vegetable is quite affordable and inexpensive.
To cook a pumpkin correctly, you must first choose the right one: you should not buy large and beautiful round pumpkins - they are intended for feeding pets. It is better to choose pumpkins that are elongated and small in size. It is also necessary to store the pumpkin correctly - in a cool, dry place so that its pulp retains its rich bright orange color and juicy taste for as long as possible.
Pumpkin is universal: you can cook first and second courses from it, and even desserts. If you cook pumpkin with the addition of spices and other vegetables, you get a wonderful diet pumpkin soup. However, the most interesting taste can be obtained by baking pumpkin: due to its high sugar content, pumpkin is considered an ideal ingredient for pies and casseroles. Making pumpkin pie is easy.
We need: a kilogram of pumpkin, a glass of chopped walnuts, a glass of flour, half a glass of sugar, one egg, a handful of raisins, for taste, you can add a little sour cream, vanilla or cinnamon.
- Prepare the pumpkin: peel it off and grate it on a coarse grater or chop it with a food processor.
- Combine the crushed pumpkin with all the other ingredients.
- Grease a baking pan with butter or vegetable oil, sprinkle a little flour on its sides and put the dough in it.
- Place the cake pan in an oven preheated to 200 degrees and bake for 40-50 minutes, until the cake is browned.
- Sprinkle cinnamon and powdered sugar on top of the cake.
