Baked Acorn Squash
Certain foods are so delicious and so easy to cook, yet are often overlooked. I give you, the humble acorn squash. The toughest part of cooking these is cutting them in half. Keep your knives sharp and your fingers out of the way!
Preheat the oven to 350.
For these, I placed them upside down on a foil-lined baking tray for 30 minutes to start. Some people call for adding water to steam them a bit. I don't bother with that. It just makes it messy for me (and I don't have any baking pans with edges to them). After 30 minutes, turn them over. Add about 1 Tbs butter and about 1 Tbs brown sugar to the center. I added a sprinkled a tiny bit of salt and pepper over these. Cook for about 45 more minutes and...serve! Simplicity at it's finest.
Preheat the oven to 350.
For these, I placed them upside down on a foil-lined baking tray for 30 minutes to start. Some people call for adding water to steam them a bit. I don't bother with that. It just makes it messy for me (and I don't have any baking pans with edges to them). After 30 minutes, turn them over. Add about 1 Tbs butter and about 1 Tbs brown sugar to the center. I added a sprinkled a tiny bit of salt and pepper over these. Cook for about 45 more minutes and...serve! Simplicity at it's finest.
Oh yes- we did spaghetti squash this past weekend and it was delicious. It's almost like a healthier alternative to pasta. My husband has informed me that he also like acorn and butternut squash, so those are coming up, and thanks to your post I know what to do with the acorn. ~Monica
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Oh, I left out that you can also roast the seeds, just like you do with pumpkin seeds. Since the oven is already pre-heated, you can oil them up a bit, salt them and pop them in with the squash. 350 may be a bit high, so maybe you can add them after the squash is done. Most recipes seem to call for 250 or a bit higher. good luck!
Let me edit this to say that 350 is fine for them. I put them in after the squash, lowered the heat, and they are taking a bit longer than expected. Of course you'll have to experiment on your own with this
ps, it's also a good way to use up a tiny fraction of your pickling salt!
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