Snack
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Pumpkin purée, a smooth single-ingredient baby food made by steaming orange pumpkin until tender and pressing it into a silky mash.
Take a piece of pumpkin — orange-fleshed varieties work best for purée. Scoop out the seeds and remove any large stringy fibres.
取一塊南瓜，做泥宜選橙肉的南瓜。去掉南瓜籽和較大的粗纖維。
Peel off the skin.
去皮。
Slice thinly so it steams through quickly and saves time.
切成薄片，這樣蒸熟得快，節省時間。
Steam in a pot for about 15 minutes.
放入燉鍋蒸約15分鐘。
The pumpkin is done when a chopstick pierces through easily; if it is still firm, turn off the heat and let it sit covered for a while.
蒸好的南瓜用筷子能輕易插透即成；若仍較硬，可關火後焗一會。
Transfer to a resealable bag (double up two bags — a single one is too thin and tears easily).
裝入保鮮袋（用兩個袋套在一起較好，單一個太薄，之後容易破）。
Roll over the bag repeatedly with a rolling pin, then feel it with your hands to check for any remaining coarse lumps.
用麵棍反覆擀壓，最後再用手捏一下，感覺一下還有沒有粗粒。
For babies just starting solids, strain once more through cheesecloth or a fine sieve — pumpkin has a lot of coarse fibre, which can cause indigestion.
若給剛開始吃輔食的小BB食用，最好再用紗布或篩網過濾一次；南瓜粗纖維較多，以免消化不良。
