Baked Squash
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Prepare
Cut the squash into pieces and remove the seeds.
Place the squash pieces in a baking pan.
Bake and serve
Bake at 350°F (175°C) until soft.
Mash the baked squash and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Squash
- Forms the main body of the dish, softening into a tender, mashable flesh when baked.
The step that matters
Bake until soft. Squash must be fully tender for mashing to give a smooth texture. Underbaked flesh stays firm and fibrous, while the starches and sugars break down and soften as the squash cooks through.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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