Acorn Squash for Sukkot

FALL STARBURST (Parve)

*Jenn had asked me and Troy to join them in their Sukkot and would I please bring an acorn squash dish. Certainly... little did I know that the "bug" would invade my day and once again, Troy would have to finish what I began... It was a success and as requested, here is the recipe. It may look and smell like sweet potato, but it really was acorn squash... what a PAIN that squash is to cut up... so very hard, but this recipe makes it worth the effort.

1 1/2 to 2 pounds butternut (or acorn)squash, cut into halves and seeds removed
1/2 cup margarine (I NEVER use margarine.. I used organic butter)
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 cups fresh cranberries

( I used organic dried/unsweetened, and added organic dried cherries too..

add a bit of water!!)
1/4 cup sugar
1-2 tablespoons cinnamon-sugar

(sold commercially or made at home with 1 part cinnamon to 4 parts sugar)

Boil squash in water to cover in a saucepan until tender. Cool until it can be handled.
Scoop out flesh, discarding peel.

Puree squash with margarine and brown sugar in a food processor. (Troy just mashed it)
Cook apples and 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a saucepan for 8 to 10 minutes, or until juices begin to be released and the sugar melts and coats the apples. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Heat cranberries with 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a saucepan until berries soften and burst, stirring often. (if you used the dried, be sure they are unsweetened,

and add a bit of water to the sugar as you rehydrate and prepare)

Arrange apples around the edge of a 9-inch French white oven-safe dish.

(I left the peels on the bright green apples for color and fiber)
Pour the squash puree in the center.
Top with the cranberries, leaving a small border of squash.

(The cranberries may bleed into the apples slightly.)
Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and bake for 20 minutes.
Yield: 6-8 servings

taken from: Recipes from the Kosher Palette II

author says "my experience with Sukkot is that it is a

cozy holiday filled with family, friends and fun"