"Pampoenmoes" - South African food!

Pumpkin is one of South Africa's favourite vegetables.8 slices of white bread
Most restaurants serve pumpkin and spinach asButter
vegetable side dishes with main meals and all mothersApricot jam
buy it for their families. There are many ways in which2 cups of pumpkin (1 butternut squash should do. Slice
you can serve the great varieties of pumpkin availablevery thinly)
like butternut squash, herbert squash, "boer" pumpkin orSalt
red pumpkin, to mention just a few.Not all types ofSugar
pumpkin are in season and therefor available allCinnamonMethod:
through the year, so you have to use the one that is in1. Butter the bread on both sides and spread apricot
season at a certain time. The most common andjam on the side facing up. Place one layer in an oven
quickest way to prepare pumpkin is to boil it in a little bitproof glass dish, jam facing up.
of water, season lightly with salt and add some2. Cut the pumpkin thinly, season lightly with salt and
cinnamon. Otherwise you can mix the pumpkin withplace on top of the bread.
flour, salt and egg and bake "pampoenkoekies" in a3. Mix the sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle
little bit of oil, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and serveover the pumpkin.
warm.Another favourite recipe from times gone by, a4. Repeat this until all the pumpkin and bread is used
truly 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 littleclots of butter on the top.
bit of water in a saucepan. This is a recipe worth5.
trying:Ingredients: