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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> In order to experiment, I halved and baked 2 medium sized butternut
squash.
> I scooped out the flesh, mashed it, then put in a large deep skillet
over
> low heat to drive out as much moisture as I could. With this
completed and
> cooled, I reserved two cups of squash for later use, then divided the
> remainder into two portions.
>
> To one portion I sprinkled in light brown sugar and stirred until I
had
> just the right sweetness. It wasn't a lot and it wasn't overly sweet.
> Next I dusted on immeasurable amounts of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg,
mace,
> allspice, and salt. A very light spice taste. Last of all, I added a
> couple of tablespoons of unsalted butter and 2-3 tablespoons of cream.
> Finally, when heated and ready to serve, the consistency was somewhat
like
> good mashed potatoes and mounded nice on the plates. It was delicious
and
> virtually identical to the squash that I fondly remembered from a
favorite
> restaurant that inspired this experiment.
>
> For the second portion, I sauteed half a diced sweet onion in
vegetable oil
> along with a small hot red pepper that had been chopped and seeded.
To
> this I added about a teaspoon of Penzey's Sweet Curry Powder, a scant
half
> teaspoon of Penzey's Garam Masala, and a scant half cup of coconut
milk.
> Lastly, I added the mashed squash and blended well. I cooked this
over low
> heat to firm up the texture, then served it with a sprinkling of
chopped
> cilantro. The finished dish had a nice mellow curry flavor with just
a
> little bite.
>
> After sampling these two at separate meals, I froze portions of both
to
> enjoy later.
>
> The reserved 2 cups of squash went into my favorite pumpkin pie recipe
with
> absolutely no changes. It reminded me more of pumpkin pies baked from
> fresh pumpkin and far far better than any pie made with canned
pumpkin.
>
> I think the experiment was a great success, and thanks to all of you
who
> offered ideas and suggestions.
>
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