Maple Glazed Acorn Squash With Currants Recipes

MAPLE-GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Scoop out and discard seeds from squash. Place cut side down in a 13x9-in. baking dish; add water. Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes. , If necessary, drain water from pan; turn squash cut side up. Combine syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and salt; pour into squash halves. Bake, uncovered, 10 minutes or until glaze is heated through. ,

ACORN SQUASH WITH SWEET MAPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Mix the olive oil, brown sugar, and maple syrup together in a small bowl. Put the acorn squash, cut side up, in a single layer on a baking sheet. Brush the glaze on the flesh of the squash and season with salt, and pepper, to taste.
• Put the squash in the oven and roast it until tender and golden brown, about 40 to 45 minutes. Remove the squash from the oven and transfer it to a serving dish. Top with butter and serve.

MAPLE GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Butter a baking dish.
• Cut top and bottom off squash.
• Slice crosswise into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Use a cookie cutter to cut out center seeds.
• Arrange squash in baking dish.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a small saucepan and heat until bubbly; pour over squash.
• Bake, basting occasionally, until tender, 30 minutes.
• If squash needs browning, turn up heat in broiler; broil until lightly glazed.

MAPLE GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush squash with syrup. Sprinkle with crushed maple candy. Place squash on a sheet pan. Roast for 45 minutes to 1 hour.;

MAPLE-GLAZED ACORN SQUASH WITH CURRANTS

Steps:

• Spread the cavity of each squash half with about 1/2 teaspoon of the butter, sprinkle the halves with salt and pepper to taste, and arrange them, cut sides down, in a large baking pan. Add enough water to reach about 1/4 inch up the sides of the squash halves and bake the squash in the middle of a preheated 400°F. oven for 30 minutes. While the squash is baking, in a small saucepan combine the remaining butter, the maple syrup, the allspice, the currants, and a pinch of salt and heat the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, until the butter is melted and the currants are plumped. Remove the squash from the oven, turn it cut sides up, and brush it generously with some of the maple mixture. Return the squash to the oven and bake it, brushing it with the maple mixture occasionally and adding more water to the pan as necessary to keep the bottom covered, for 20 to 30 minutes more, or until it is very tender. Season the squash with salt and pepper.