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Baked Acorn Squash

Halved and baked with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

Ingredients

  • 1 acorn squash
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar
  • salt
  • ground cinnamon

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. While the oven is heating, use a spoon to scoop out the squash’s seeds. Sprinkle a bit of salt on the squash’s flesh.
  2. Cut the butter into cubes and divide between the two halves, putting the butter in the center cavity. Top the butter with brown sugar and sprinkle cinnamon.
  3. Bake the squash for an hour, until the squash is soft and the butter & sugar have melted.