Monday, April 27, 2009

Butternut Squash Apple Cinammon Crumble

Posted by Leslie Green on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 1:07 PM

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Dear Butternut Squash,

Please accept this letter with my sincere heart felt apologies.

In all of my years of grocery shopping, I have always passed you by. Sticking up my nose at your bulbous, misshapen body. Why did you not yell out my name as I walked on by. Throwing yourself off the shelf to roll in front of my cart wheel in almost a suicide attempt to get my attention would have possibly worked.

I am not sure what did it the last time. Maybe it was the twinkle in your root, the shimmer of your skin. But I thank you for hopping in my buggy. I know you were sad to leave your friends behind. But not to worry, I will bring them home on the next trip, because I will never again pass you by. Never, I promise!

Love Forever,

Your new BFF

Leslie

 

 

 

 

Recipe after the break

Once I got my beloved Butternut squash home. I really had no clue what to do with it. There was soup and risotto that came to mind. But I was having a sweet tooth. So I used my new BFF as a vehicle to hold my cinnamon, apple, butter crumb topping mixture. OH MY GOD was this good.

I gave myself a big pat on the back after this one. Nothing was left but the skin after the husband and I devoured it.

 

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH APPLE CRISP

Serves 2

Recipe by me

1 Butternut Squash

1 apple, chopped, divided

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

2 Tablespoons Butter, divided

REAL maple syrup

Preheat oven to 350

Cut squash down the middle. Scoop out the membrane and seeds.

In a bowl mix together apples and cinnamon and equally divide them between the 2 squash in the cavities you created when you scooped out the seeds.

Place 1 Tablespoon of butter on top of the apples on each squash.

CRUMB TOPPING

3/4 stick butter

3/4 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

2 Tablespoons Sugar

2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar

3 Tablespoons Instant Oats

1/4 cup Toasted Pecans

With a pastry blender or 2 forks, mix together butter and flour until it resembles peas. Add all of the other ingredients and mix well.

Mound crumb topping over apple mixture.(you will have left over topping mixture)

Drizzle maple syrup over the crumb topping and over the Butternut Squash

Bake for 45 minutes.

Enjoy,

The Hungry Housewife

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That letter was funny as hell!!!!!!!!!I feel I have a few letters that could be sent to some other foods on my behalf as well. Now u said it was a vehicle, did u consume the squash with the crumble?

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Posted by rishi on April 28, 2009 at 10:51 AM
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