Baked Butternut Squash With Apples And Maple Syrup

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/2 lbs butternut squash, peeled,quartered lengthwise,seeded,and cut crosswise into 1/4 inch thick slices
• 2 lbs granny smith apples, peeled,quartered,cored,cut crosswise into 1/4 inch thick slices
• 3/4 cup dried currant
• fresh grated nutmeg
• salt and pepper
• 3/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 cook squash in a large pot of boiling salted water until almost tender; about 3 minutes.
• 2 drain well.
• 3 combine squash, apples and currants in a 13x9 inch casserole dish.
• 4 season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
• 5 in a saucepan, combine maple syrup, butter, and lemon juice.
• 6 whisk over low heat until butter melts.
• 7 pour syrup over squash mixture and toss to coat.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until squash and apples are very tender; stir occasionally.
• 9 cool 5 minutes and serve.