Butternut Squash

By MJH

Ingredients

• 1 butternut squash
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar, 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg to taste

Details

Adapted from oldworldgardenfarms.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425degrees

Wash your Butternut Squash

Cut off each end to make it sit level on your cutting board

Cut your Squash lengthwise

Scoop out seeds and ‘gunk’

***Save the seeds and roast them as you would do with Pumpkin seeds – they are just as tasty!

Place on an aluminum foil covered cookie sheet with skin side down

Spread two tablespoons of melted butter evenly on both halves.

Sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg

Cover with foil

Bake for 30 minutes

Uncover and continue to bake for 10 minutes to lightly brown.

Once you remove it from the oven, let cool for 5 minutes. Slice in 1/2 inch portions – removing the skin of each piece.

**Please note: Some skin will fall right off, however you may need to cut off the skin on the bottom side or scoop the flesh off the skin.

Dice into bite-sized pieces.

Season with Salt and Pepper to taste.

Now what??? There are several options on how to serve your Butternut Squash. Traditionally you would serve it ‘as is’ as a side dish. It is a tasty compliment to your Thanksgiving Turkey, traditional meatloaf, or as part of a pasta meal.

You can also place your diced (or scooped) pieces into a food processor to make a puree for use in soups, sauces, and casseroles. You can even freeze the butternut squash puree for future use in comfort dishes that one might tend to crave on those cold winter nights.