"Pampoenmoes" - South African food!

Pumpkin is one of South Africa's favouritetrying:Ingredients:
vegetables. Most restaurants serve pumpkin and8 slices of white bread
spinach as vegetable side dishes with main meals andButter
all mothers buy it for their families. There are manyApricot jam
ways in which you can serve the great varieties of2 cups of pumpkin (1 butternut squash should do.
pumpkin available like butternut squash, herbertSlice very thinly)
squash, "boer" pumpkin or red pumpkin, to mentionSalt
just a few.Not all types of pumpkin are in season andSugar
therefor available all through the year, so you haveCinnamonMethod:
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 preparejam on the side facing up. Place one layer in an oven
pumpkin is to boil it in a little bit of water, seasonproof glass dish, jam facing up.
lightly with salt and add some cinnamon. Otherwise2. Cut the pumpkin thinly, season lightly with salt and
you can mix the pumpkin with flour, salt and egg andplace on top of the bread.
bake "pampoenkoekies" in a little bit of oil, sprinkle3. Mix the sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle
with cinnamon sugar and serve warm.Anotherover the pumpkin.
favourite recipe from times gone by, a truly4. 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 aclots of butter on the top.
little bit of water in a saucepan. This is a recipe worth5.