Butternut Squash And Apples Food

BUTTERNUT SQUASH APPLE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Layer squash and apples in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Mix brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; sprinkle over top. Drizzle with butter. , Bake, covered, until squash and apples are tender, 45-55 minutes.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat, and cook until it turns nut brown. Add the leeks and cook until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and saute briefly to release its fragrance.
• Add the squash and apples, raise the heat to high, and cook, stirring, until the vegetables begin to caramelize, about 5 minutes. Stir in the Toasted Spice Rub and cook briefly to toast it, about 1 minute.
• Add the stock or broth-water mixture, bring to a simmer, and partially cover. Adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook until the squash and apples are tender, about 40 minutes.
• Transfer in batches to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Return to the pot, reheat to serving temperature, and season with salt.
• Divide the soup among warmed bowls and garnish each portion with some of the walnuts, if using. Serve immediately.
• In a small heavy pan over medium heat, combine the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, and peppercorns. When the fennel turns light brown, work quickly. Turn on the exhaust fan, add the red pepper flakes, and toss, toss, toss, always under the fan. Immediately turn the spice mixture out onto a plate to cool. Put in a blender with the chili powder, salt, and cinnamon and blend until the spices are evenly ground. If you have a small spice mill or a coffee grinder dedicated to grinding spices, grind only the fennel, coriander, pepper, and chili flakes. Pour into a bowl and toss with the remaining ingredients.
• Yield: about 1 cup
• In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet, heat about 1-inch of oil to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add walnuts and blanch for 30 seconds. Drain and transfer nuts to a medium bowl. While nuts are still hot and slightly wet, add confectioners' sugar and toss to coat nuts. Stir and toss until all the sugar has melted into the nuts; if bits of unmelted sugar remain on the nuts, they will not fry properly.
• Stir the nuts again before frying. Using a large slotted spoon, transfer a few nuts to the hot oil, allowing the foam to subside before adding another spoonful. (Otherwise, the oil could foam over and burn you.) Fry in small batches until the nuts are medium brown, about 45 seconds per batch; be careful not to overcook. Scatter on an unlined baking sheet to cool slightly.
• In a small bowl, stir together cayenne, cinnamon, a pinch of salt, and the pepper.
• While the nuts are still warm, transfer them to a bowl and sprinkle evenly with about half of the spice mix. Toss well to distribute the spices and then taste a nut. Add more spice mix, to taste, and toss well after each addition. When cool, pack in an airtight jar. They will keep at room temperature for at least 2 weeks.
• Yield: 4 cups

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Warm the butter, olive oil, onions, and curry powder in a large stockpot uncovered over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until the onions are tender. Stir occasionally, scraping the bottom of the pot.
• Peel the squash, cut in half, and remove the seeds. Cut the squash into chunks. Peel, quarter, and core the apples. Cut into chunks.
• Add the squash, apples, salt, pepper, and 2 cups of water to the pot. Bring to a boil, cover, and cook over low heat for 30 to 40 minutes, until the squash and apples are very soft. Process the soup through a food mill fitted with a large blade, or puree it coarsely in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
• Pour the soup back into the pot. Add the apple cider or juice and enough water to make the soup the consistency you like; it should be slightly sweet and quite thick. Check the salt and pepper and serve hot.

SWEET BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Cut squash in half and remove seeds, soft pulp, and fibers. Then peel the squash and place it cut side down on a cutting board. Cut in half length-wise and then cut into into 1/2-inch slices.
• Peel and core the apples; cut in 1/2-inch slices.
• Combine the cider, marmalade, melted butter, sugar, flour, salt and spice.
• Layer half of the butternut squash in the bottom of the crockpot; top with one half of the apple slices, one half of the pineapple and half of the sugar and spice mixture. Repeat layers.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 hour, then switch to LOW and cook 4 hours longer, or until butternut squash is tender. Add in the cranberries, give it a stir, and turn off the crockpot to let it cool for about 45 minutes.
• Serve with a dollop of whipped cream and some chopped walnuts if you like.

HONEY ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH APPLES & PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place cubed squash and apple in an 8'x8' baking dish. Add 2 tablespoons water and roast uncovered, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes, or until almost cooked through.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine butter, honey, pecans, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
• Remove squash from oven, and pour honey mixture over squash. Stir lightly to coat.
• Return to the oven for another 10 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove from oven and serve.

BAKED BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH APPLES AND MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Cook squash in a large pot of boiling salted water until almost tender; about 3 minutes.
• Drain well.
• Combine squash, apples and currants in a 13x9 inch casserole dish.
• Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
• In a saucepan, combine maple syrup, butter, and lemon juice.
• Whisk over low heat until butter melts.
• Pour syrup over squash mixture and toss to coat.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until squash and apples are very tender; stir occasionally.
• Cool 5 minutes and serve.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, APPLE AND CRANBERRY CRISP

Steps:

• For the crisp: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Mix the flour, brown sugar and salt in a bowl. Use a pastry blender, two knives, or a food processor to cut in the butter until the size of peas. Add the oats and combine, taking care to not break up the oats too much. Set aside.
• For the filling: In a bowl, combine the squash, apples and cranberries and toss with the granulated sugar, cornstarch, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Top with the crisp mixture. Bake until the top is golden brown and crispy, 50 to 55 minutes.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine squash, onion, apple and canola oil in a bowl; toss to coat.
• Arrange vegetables in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 400F for 30 minutes.
• Remove roasted vegetables to a blender or food processor and add ginger, garlic and about 1 1/2 cups of the stock; purée, adding more stock if necessary.
• Use a little of remaining stock to deglaze the baking sheet; pour into a large soup pot over medium heat.
• Combine 2 tablespoons of stock with cornstarch in a bowl and whisk until smooth.
• Toast curry powder in a dry skillet until it begins to give off a nutty fragrance.
• Add cornstarch mixture, curry powder, remaining stock, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper to soup pot.
• Cook until slightly thickened, stirring frequently.
• Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
• Add milk and cream cheese; heat through until the cheese melts.
• Correct seasonings.
• Serve hot, garnished with minced chives, if desired.

BAKED BUTTERNUT SQUASH STUFFED WITH APPLES AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Lightly oil baking dish.
• Half squash lengthwise and remove seeds.
• Arrange squash cut side up on the baking dish.
• Brush lightly with oil and cover with foil.
• Bake until almost tender, 30-40 minutes.
• Keep the oven on.
• Meanwhile, crumble the sausage into a skillet and cook over medium heat until no longer pink.
• Add apple.
• Cook, stirring until crisp-tender.
• Let cool slightly.
• Scoop out the squash, leaving 3/8 inch thick shells.
• Lightly mix the squash pulp into the sausage mixture breaking up squash as little as possible.
• Mix the butter, brown sugar, pecans, sage, salt and pepper.
• Pile the stuffing into the squash halves.
• Dot with bits of butter and brown sugar.
• Bake uncovered until piping hot and brown and crusty on top, 20-25 minutes.
• Let cool for several minutes before serving.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• To cook squash, cut in 1/2, clean out seeds, rub all over with olive oil. Put on a baking sheet and cook at 350 for about 45-60 minutes, or until fork pierces it easily.
• Squash Layer - mix first 5 ingredients: squash, butter, brown sugar, salt & white pepper. Set aside.
• Apple Layer - Heat butter over medium heat in a large skillet, add sliced apples, sprinkle with sugar, cover and simmer until barely tender (5 min).
• Topping: Mix together cornflakes, pecans, brown sugar and melted butter in a small bowl.
• Spread applies in a greased 9x13 baking dish, spoon and gently spread squash mixture over apples.
• Sprinkle with cornflake topping.
• Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLES

Steps:

• Make nutty topping: combine corn flakes, pecans, brown sugar and 2 T. melted butter in bowl. Mix and set aside.
• Place seeded squash halves in a large baking pan with a small amount of water. Cover and steam in 350 degree oven until tender, approximately 45 minutes.
• Remove squash pulp from rind and mash. To this add 1/4 cup butter, salt, pepper and brown sugar. Mix well.
• Peel, core and slice apples about 1/2 inch thick. Sprinkle with 1-2 T. sugar and saute in 1 T. butter until slightly tender.
• Arrange apples in bottom of 2 1/2-3 quart baking dish. Spread squash over apples. Sprinkle nutty topping over top.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.