I have a weird gray-skinned round squash, cut in half and ready for the
oven. I've found contradicting recipes on the web - do I bake cut side UP
or Down??

Thanks!

"cheaper by the dozen" writes:

I've found contradicting recipes on the web - do I bake cut side UP
or Down??

Bake = cut side up

Steam = cut side down


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"cheaper by the dozen" wrote in message
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I have a weird gray-skinned round squash, cut in half and ready for the
oven. I've found contradicting recipes on the web - do I bake cut side UP
or Down??

Thanks!



Doesn's matter unless you are topping with some brown sugar or something
similar in which case cut side up.


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"cheaper by the dozen" writes:

I've found contradicting recipes on the web - do I bake cut side UP
or Down??

Bake = cut side up

Steam = cut side down

Yup -- your best bet is to try both ways and see what you prefer. I'm
a 'cut side down' sort, myself...


--
j.j. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!

cheaper by the dozen wrote:
I have a weird gray-skinned round squash, cut in half and ready for the
oven. I've found contradicting recipes on the web - do I bake cut side UP
or Down??


I can see that this could be one of those "which way should the toilet
paper roll be hung" sort of things. I bake squashes cut side down. My
boyfriend bakes them up. I usually start dinner so I start the squashes
down. He then goes into the kitchen, flips the squashes and puts a
little butter in them with the theory that the butter will bake in
before serving.

(To answer your question, it doesn't make a huge difference one way or
t'other.)

--Lia

On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 21:28:06 GMT, "cheaper by the dozen"
wrote:

I have a weird gray-skinned round squash, cut in half and ready for the
oven. I've found contradicting recipes on the web - do I bake cut side UP
or Down??

Thanks!


I bake mine cut side down and before putting them down I brush the cut
side with a little olive oil to keep it from sticking to the pan.