Souffleed Acorn Squash

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Title: Souffleed Acorn Squash
Categories: Vegetables
Yield: 4 servings

2 sm (3/4 pound) acorn squash
4 ts Butter
4 ts Brown sugar
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
Grating of fresh nutmeg
1 lg Egg separated
Salt
Freshly ground pepper

Preheat oven to 400 F. Wash outside of squash well to
rid it of any grit. Using a sharp knife, cut a very
thin slice off of both ends of the squash so that,
when presented on a plate, each half stays stable on
the dish and doesn't wobble. Cut the squash in half
and with a spoon, scoop out the seeds and discard them.

Place the halved squash, skin side up, in 1/2 inch of
water in a baking dish so that the flesh steams and
remains moist while it bakes. Bake for 30 minutes.

Remove the baking dish from the oven. With a large
spoon and tongs, turn the squash cut side up and place
1 tbsp. of butter in each half. Return the squash to
the oven and continue baking for another 30 minutes or
until squash is tender. Using tongs, very carefully
remove each squash half from the baking pan. As you
remove them, pour the melted butter from the center of
each into a mixing bowl.

Carefully so as not to pierce the soft shell, spoon
out the cooked squash from each and place it in a
bowl. Make sure to leave some flesh all around the
inside of the cavity of each half. Do not pierce the
skin or the souffle mixture will run out.

In a blender or food processor, puree the squash (in
two batches if necessary to prevent the mixture from
``exploding'' from the heat as you puree it) and
reserved melted butter with sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4
tsp pepper, and egg yolk. Pour this into a mixing
bowl. In another bowl, whip the egg white with a pinch
of salt until stiff. Fold into squash mixture. Pour
equal amounts of the souffle mixture into each
hollowed-out cavity and bake on a baking sheet for 25
minutes or until the tops are nice and brown and begin
to crack.

Serve in the squash shells as an appetizer or side
dish.

Recipe By : hammonds@riacs.edu (Steve Hammond)

From: owner-Mm-Recipes@idiscover.Net O

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