| Pumpkin is one of South Africa's favourite | | | | trying:Ingredients: |
| vegetables. Most restaurants serve pumpkin and | | | | 8 slices of white bread |
| spinach as vegetable side dishes with main meals and | | | | Butter |
| all mothers buy it for their families. There are many | | | | Apricot jam |
| ways in which you can serve the great varieties of | | | | 2 cups of pumpkin (1 butternut squash should do. |
| pumpkin available like butternut squash, herbert | | | | Slice very thinly) |
| squash, "boer" pumpkin or red pumpkin, to mention | | | | Salt |
| just a few.Not all types of pumpkin are in season and | | | | Sugar |
| therefor available all through the year, so you have | | | | CinnamonMethod: |
| to use the one that is in season at a certain time. | | | | 1. Butter the bread on both sides and spread apricot |
| The most common and quickest way to prepare | | | | jam on the side facing up. Place one layer in an oven |
| pumpkin is to boil it in a little bit of water, season | | | | proof glass dish, jam facing up. |
| lightly with salt and add some cinnamon. Otherwise | | | | 2. Cut the pumpkin thinly, season lightly with salt and |
| you can mix the pumpkin with flour, salt and egg and | | | | place on top of the bread. |
| bake "pampoenkoekies" in a little bit of oil, sprinkle | | | | 3. Mix the sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle |
| with cinnamon sugar and serve warm.Another | | | | over the pumpkin. |
| favourite recipe from times gone by, a truly | | | | 4. Repeat this until all the pumpkin and bread is used |
| traditional South African recipe, is "pampoenmoes". | | | | up, finishing with a layer of pumpkin. Dot a few extra |
| You can either bake this in the oven or boil it in a | | | | clots of butter on the top. |
| little bit of water in a saucepan. This is a recipe worth | | | | 5. |