Recipes 10/22/09

Heritage Recipe TQM: Acorn Squash from mom & childhood
~ André Furin

Oven at 350 (teach me how to make a degrees sign??)
Carefully slice 2 acorn squash into preferred size (at least halves)
Lightly sprinkle with salt
Bake upside-down in a shallow pan for 30-35 min.

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Create glaze during first round of baking:
fill w/ 2 c. onions (making do if you don't have Vidallia)
1/2 c. broken walnuts
1/3 c. melted butter
1/3 c. light molasses
1/4 tsp. more salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon

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Turn up and add glaze
Cover with aluminum foil, of sorts.
Finish baking for 20 more minutes (or until pierced nicely), brushing with glaze every so often.

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Lab notes:
Do not cover while the squash is face-down.
When creating the glaze, add all ingredients to a saucepan, cook over lowest heat until butter is almost thoroughly melted. Try to get your timing right, so that the glaze is ready to be added just as the squash are ready to be turned.
I added a touch of freshly grated nutmeg.
As I was placing this delectable dish in Ball Jamming Jars for bicycle carriage; I slipped a bit of Port into the mix;)