Pompuna (Pumpkin) Souffle

"I'm posting this recipe in response to a request. It's a family favorite holiday tradition and the recipe is from the Caribbean island of Bonaire. This is a wonderful side dish, perfect with turkey or ham, that could almost be a dessert! Delicious!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
15
Yields:
1 9x13 or larger baking dish
Serves:
6-10
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ingredients

  • SOUFFLE

  • 4 12 cups pumpkin (canned pumpkin may be used or pompuna)
  • 12 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 12 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 12 teaspoon ginger
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 12 cups milk (1 can evaporated milk and enough water to make 1 1/2 cups)
  • 12 cup water (drained from cooked pompuna, or fresh water)
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • TOPPING

  • 12 cup flour
  • 12 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 12 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped (or 1/2 cup wheat germ with nuts) (optional)
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directions

  • Wash unpeeled pumpkin.
  • Cut into small pieces, removing seeds.
  • In saucepan, cover pumpkin with slightly salted water.
  • Boil until soft.
  • (Pumpkin may be roasted, if prefered).
  • Remove from water; cool and peel.
  • (set aside 1/2 cup water that pumpkin was boiled in) Mash pumpkin slightly.
  • (If using canned pumpkin, pick up recipe at this point....).
  • In large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
  • Add remaining souffle ingredients and mix well.
  • Pour mixture into 9x13 (or larger) baking dish.
  • Bake at 350 for 1 hour, or until set in center.
  • Combine topping ingredients.
  • After souffle has baked, sprinkle topping over it and broil until golden brown.
  • WATCH CLOSELY!

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Reviews

  1. This is a different type of pumpkin dish, perfect for the holidays. I found that the recipe called for too much sugar, so I halved the amount in the souffle as well as in the topping. I also eliminated the water, and used four eggs rather than six. I think I'd add more ginger another time to give it extra zip. This basic recipe really is good, and was eaten up as soon as I served it!
     
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