Recipe: Baked Buttercup Squash

Baked Buttercup Squash

1 buttercup squash (approximately 2 lbs)
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp butter salt and pepper

Cut squash in half and remove seeds. Place in baking dish cut side down in about 1 inch of water. Bake at 350F for 40 minutes or until tender.

Remove from oven, and fill each cavity with brown sugar, butter, and salt and pepper to taste. Continue to bake for 10 minutes.

Variation: substitute other varieties of squash such as acorn squash or Hubbard squash.

Makes 2 servings
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