Buttercup Squash Bread Food

BUTTERNUT SQUASH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour one 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, mix together the butternut squash puree, eggs, oil, water and sugars until thoroughly combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom.
• Stir the dry ingredients into the butternut squash mixture. Combine just until incorporated; do not over mix. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

BUTTERCUP YEAST BREAD

Steps:

• In a very large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the squash, milk, brown sugar, butter, eggs and salt and about 6 cups flour. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/4 hours. , Punch dough down. Divide into three portions; shape into loaves. Place in three greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

WINTER SQUASH BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Grease 2 loaf pans. Preheat oven to 350.
• 2. In a large bowl, beat together sugar and oil. Add eggs and beat well.
• 3. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• 4. Add flour mixture and water alternately to the sugar mixture, beating on low speed after each addition until just combined.
• 5. Beat in mashed squash. *Any winter squash will work - acorn, butternut squash, buttercup squash, hubbard squash, or calabaza. You can even use a 15 oz can of pumpkin, if desired.
• 6. Spoon batter into prepared pans.
• 7. Bake at 350 for 55-65 minutes until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 8. Cool pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.
• 9. Remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.

ROASTED BUTTERCUP SQUASH

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F.
• Toss the squash with the oil, 2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper on a rimmed baking sheet until completely coated. Roast, tossing once halfway through, until the squash is tender and browned on the edges, 35 to 45 minutes.

WINTER SQUASH BREAD

Steps:

• 1. preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut 1 large squash or 2 small squash in half and remove seeds and cover the tops with aluminum foil. Place the squash halves, cut-side up, on a foil-lined, rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until squash is soft. Cool.
• 2. When squash is cooled, scoop out pulp and mix with an electric mixer until pureed. Measure out 3 cups. (You can freeze any extra for other uses.)
• 3. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
• 4. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5. Combine next 6 ingredients. Add to creamed mixture alternately with squash puree beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• 6. Stir in vanilla and pecans.
• 7. Spoon into 3 greased 8 inch loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• 8. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
• 9. Note: The bread freezes well. Just wrap loaf tightly and thoroughly in plastic wrap and freeze for 2-3 months.
• 10. Note: Cut this recipe in half and bake in 1 greased and floured (9 inch) loaf pan at 350 for 1 hour to 1 hour & 10 minutes.

BUTTERCUP SQUASH TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 9 × 5 × 3-inch loaf pan, and set aside. Into a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, spices, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs, squash puree, melted butter, and 1/4 cup water. Fold the squash mixture into the flour mixture. Stir in the pecans.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, and bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Turn the bread out onto a wire rack, and let cool completely.
• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the squash halves, skin side up, on an oiled rimmed baking sheet. Bake until fork-tender, about 1 1/4 hours. Remove from the oven. Turn over; let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Scoop the flesh into a food processor, and discard the skin. Puree until smooth. Refrigerate squash puree in an airtight container up to 4 days or store in the freezer up to 1 month.

PERFECT BUTTERNUT SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 20 muffin cups.
• Cut a 1/2-inch hole into the larger part of the squash and cover with a damp paper towel.
• Cook squash in a microwave oven in 3-minute increments, turning slightly after each increment, until squash can be easily pierced with a fork, 9 to 12 minutes. Set aside until cool to the touch, about 20 minutes.
• Halve squash lengthwise and scoop out seeds. Measure 1 1/2 cups squash into a large bowl. Mash eggs, water, vegetable oil, white sugar, and brown sugar into the squash. Whisk whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, cloves, and pumpkin pie spice into the squash mixture until you have a smooth batter. Fold raisins and walnuts into the batter.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups to about 1/2 to 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add squash, milk, eggs, butter, sugar and salt; mix well. Gradually add 3-1/2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Shape into three loaves; place in greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until tops are golden. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place flour, soda, salt, spices and dry pudding mix in bowl.
• Beat eggs well in another bowl, add oil, sugar, squash and vanilla to beaten eggs.
• Combine squash mixture with flour mixture by hand. Mix until just moist.
• Stir in chopped nuts.
• Pour into greased large loaf pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or till knife comes out clean.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in one bowl.
• Combine wet ingredients in another bowl.
• Add dry ingredients to wet and mix just until combined.
• Put in two ungreased loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

AUTUMN SPICED BUTTERNUT SQUASH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
• Beat sugar and shortening together in a bowl until fluffy. Stir butternut squash, eggs, and water into sugar mixture.
• Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in another bowl; stir into sugar mixture. Add nuts and raisins; stir until batter is just blended. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pans for 15 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH BREAD

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water; let stand 5 minutes.
• Add squash, milk, eggs, butter, sugar and salt; mix well.
• Gradually add 3 ½ cups flour; beat until smooth.
• Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto a floured board; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes (5 mins in the mixer).
• Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top.
• Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down.
• Shape into three loaves; place in greased 8 x 4 x 2 inch loaf pans.
• Cover and let rise until doubled about 30 minutes.
• Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until tops are golden.
• Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.