Pumpkin Shell Casserole - pumpkin shell

Method

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Wash and dry pumpkin (approximately 7-inches in diameter; you can use larger, but it takes longer to cook and you may have trouble removing it from cookie sheet.)
• Fill pumpkin with two parts apples, one part raisins and one part pecans.
• Add sugar to taste.
• Add lemon juice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well.
• Return lid to pumpkin.
• Place pumpkin on a cookie sheet. Bake until apples are tender.
• Begin checking after 40 minutes, but it may take up to 1 hour and 45 minutes longer.
• This casserole may be served hot or cold.
• Serve from the shell, spooning some pumpkin with each portion.
• Top with sour cream if desired.
• Serves 6 to 8.