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Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe: Oma's gerösteter Butternusskürbis
This butternut squash recipe is a classic! It's one that the kids love! Baked in the oven and then scooped and mashed, plain or sweetened, buttered or not, wunderbar!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 50 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 x 2-pounds butternut squash (or 1 x 4-pound)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F.
- 2
Halve each squash lengthwise and scoop out seeds.
- 3
Place squash halves, cut-side up, in roasting pan.
- 4
Sprinkle with salt, dot with butter, and sprinkle brown sugar on top.
- 5
Bake, uncovered, until softened, about 50 minutes.
- 6
Scoop out and serve as is or mash and then serve. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.