Oven Roasted Butternut Squash

By suedo

Ingredients

• 1 large butternut squash
• 1 head of garlice, separated but not peeled
• 2 tablespoons of good olive oil
• 11/2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 2 ounces of thinly sliced pancetta, chopped
• 16 whole fresh sage leaves

Preparation

Step 1

Prehead ove to 400 degrees.

Peel and seed the butternut squash and then cut it into 1 inch cubes. Place the squash and the whole unpeeled garlic cloves on a sheet pan in one layer. Toss with the olive oil, maple syrup, salt and papper and bake for 30 minutes until the squash begins to brown. Turn once during baking.

Sprinkle the pancetta and the sage leaves evenly over the squash and continue to bake for anothe 20 to 30 minutes, until the squash and garlic and tender and carmelized. Season to taste and serve hot with french bread. Also, put the garlic out so guests can spread over the french bread if they want to.