Monday, January 14, 2008

Saturday's Potluck

Thanks to everyone who came to Dawn's place on Saturday! All the food was awesome and the company wasn't so bad either. ;) A couple of people asked me for the recipe for my Butternut Squash phyllo triangles. I'll have to take pictures of the rolling process, but the filling was a simple mix of:

1 medium butternut squash
1/4 cup of thompson raisins
1/4 cup of rice syrup
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 pinch of dried orange peel
1 pinch of salt

I roasted the butternut squash - cut into large pieces, skin on and after about an hour at 375, they were soft enough to just pull the skin off and mash. Mashed in with all the other ingredients and let cooled before assembling the phyllo triangles. Let me know if you have any questions or want to see how to make phyllo triangles!

1 comments:

Melbourne Hotels said...

Can't wait for the pictures of the finished product. I have a recipe here of amazing butternut squash from allrecipe;

Ingredients

* 1 butternut squash- peeled, seeded and cubed
* 1/2 cup mayonnaise
* 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
* 1 egg, lightly beaten
* 1 teaspoon brown sugar
* salt and pepper to taste
* 1/4 cup crushed saltine crackers
* 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
* 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large pot, bring the squash to boil. Reduce to a simmer until squash is soft.
3. In a large bowl, mash the softened squash. Mix in the mayonnaise, onion, egg, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Pour the mixture into a 2 quart baking dish.
4. In a medium bowl, mix together crackers, Parmesan and butter. Sprinkle over the squash mixture.
5. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, until the topping is lightly brown.