Winter Squash
Culinary Tips
Cut squash in half and place cut side down in an inch of water in a baking dish. Bake at 350º for the time indicated below or until tender.
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Squash Toppers
Halfway through cooking time, turn squash halves over and brush with following squash topper of your choice.
Classic Maple: Brush 1/4 cup melted butter and 3 Tbsp. maple over top of cut squash and continue baking.
Lemon Spiced Walnut: 1 Tbsp. lemon juice, 1 Tbsp. honey, 2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. nutmeg, 1/8 tsp. ground anise, 2 Tbsp. walnut oil, 1 Tbsp. corn oil, 3 Tbsp. finely chopped walnuts, salt and pepper to taste.
Lemon Rosemary: Mix together 2 Tbsp olive oil, 1 Tbsp. lemon juice, 1 Tbsp. honey and 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary (or rosemary flavored olive oil).
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Storage, Flavor Profile & Cooking Times
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Store all squash in a cool dry location in a single layer.
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Pie Pumpkin Storage: 3 to 4 months. Flavor profile: Slightly sweet, deep orange, dense and smooth flesh. Cooking: Bake halves for 20 to 30 minutes. Excellent for pies, cookies and bread.
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Blue Hubbard Storage: 6 to 9 months. Flavor profile: Slightly sweet, dense, deep orange flesh. Cooking: Bake halves for 50 to 60 minutes. Use as a side dish or in breads, muffins and pies.
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Buttercup Storage: 2 to 3 months. Flavor profile: Sweet and nutty (likened to a sweet potato). Cooking: Bake halves for 30 to 40 minutes.
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Butternut Squash Storage: 4 to 6 months. Flavor profile: Finely textured, fairly sweet, with a high carotene content giving a deep orange color. Cooking: Bake halves for 30 to 40 minutes. Use as a side dish or in pies.
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Spaghetti Squash Storage: 4 to 6 months. Flavor profile: The nut like, slightly sweet flesh (resembling spaghetti) is superb for full-flavored sauces. Cooking: Bake halves for 30 to 40 minutes.
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Carnival & Acorn Storage: 3 to 4 months Flavor profile: The finely textured orange yellow flesh is tender & sweet with accents of hazelnut & pepper. Cooking: Bake halves for 20 to 30 minutes. Superb right out of the skin.
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Sweet Dumpling, Sugar Loaf & Delicata Storage: 3 to 4 months. Flavor profile: The finely textured orange yellow flesh is very sweet and tender. Cooking: Bake halves for 20 to 30 minutes. A favorite with cinnamon apples.
