Monday, September 26, 2011

Friday, September 23rd, 2011 - Baked Acorn Squash

Recipe: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/10/delicious-baked-acorn-squash/


Ingredients

  • 2 whole Acorn Squash
  • Kosher Salt To Taste
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons (to 3 Tablespoons) Brown Sugar
  • Pure Maple Syrup

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Halve each squash, then scrape out the seeds and stringy membranes. Place the halves, flesh side up, on a baking sheet and sprinkle each half with salt.
Next add a generous tablespoon of butter to the center of each squash followed by 2 to 3 heaping tablespoons of brown sugar. Next drizzle squash with maple syrup.
Pour 2 cups water in the bottom of the baking pan.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 30-45 minutes, or until squash is golden brown.
In the last 5 minutes of baking, turn on the broiler and allow tops to get a little more brown and the butter/sugar mixture to bubble.




Changes: I don't broil them in the last five minutes because I don't know how to broil.


The squash didn't taste that great on it's own, but mixed up with the filling it was good.  This is a good and filling side dish.  I need to figure out how to pick good squash.

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