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Baked Acorn Squash Rings

Ingredients:

• 1 small acorn squash
• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Cut the unpeeled squash crosswise into 1/2-inch slices and place them on a cutting board.
3. Sprinkle with salt.
4. Cut out the seeds from each ring.
5. Place the squash rings on a lightly buttered baking sheet.
6. Dot each ring with butter and season to taste.
7. Sprinkle a bit of brown sugar over each ring.
8. Bake the squash for 15 minutes. Turn the rings over, dot with more butter and sugar, and bake until tender, 5 to 10 minutes longer.
9. Serve hot.

Baked Whole Acorn Squash

Ingredients:

• 2 whole Acorn Squash
• Kosher Salt
• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 2 Tablespoons (to 3 Tablespoons) Brown Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Pure Maple Syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400° F.
2. Halve each squash, then scrape out the seeds and stringy membranes.
3. Score the insides of each half several times with a sharp knife.
4. Place the halves, flesh side up, on a baking sheet and sprinkle each half with salt.
5. Next add a generous tablespoon of butter to the center of each squash followed by 2 to 3 heaping tablespoons of brown sugar.
6. Next drizzle squash with maple syrup and cinnamon.
7. Pour 2 cups water in the bottom of the baking pan.
8. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
9. Remove foil and bake an additional 30-45 minutes, or until squash is golden brown.
10. Twenty minutes before the squash is done, sprinkle edges with raw sugar.
11. In the last 5 minutes of baking, turn on the broiler and allow tops to get a little more brown and the butter/sugar mixture to bubble.
12. Serve on a platter or scrape out the flesh (and juice) of each half and put the whole mixture into a casserole dish. mashing it up slightly. Then, just warm it up in the oven when you're ready to serve.