Thanksgiving squash & apples (crock pot)

[Guest guest]

Thanksgiving squash and apples

 

5 lb. butternut squash

5 Granny Smith apples

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 cup brown sugar

2 Tbsp. flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. ginger

3/4 to 1 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

 

PREPARATION:

 

Cut squash in half. Remove seeds and fibers from center of squash,

then peel and cut squash in 1/2-inch slices. Peel and core apples,

then cut into 1/2 " slices. Make sure the squash and apple slices are

similar thickness!

 

In a medium bowl, combine melted butter, sugar, flour,

salt and spices and mix until crumbly.

Layer one half of the squash in the bottom of a 4-5 quart crockpot.

Top with half of the apple slices and half of the spice mixture.

Repeat layers, then cover crockpot and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours

or on high for 3-1/2 hours. Serves 8

[Guest guest]

That sounds wonderful. I will make that for our Thaksgiving. The spinach

artichokes sound good, too, but I don't thing the omnivores of the family would

like them. They would rather polute their bodies with meat than eat the wonders

of a garden.

Katie

 

Andrea Lockhart <andi22 wrote:

Thanksgiving squash and apples

 

5 lb. butternut squash

5 Granny Smith apples

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 cup brown sugar

2 Tbsp. flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. ginger

3/4 to 1 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

 

PREPARATION:

 

Cut squash in half. Remove seeds and fibers from center of squash,

then peel and cut squash in 1/2-inch slices. Peel and core apples,

then cut into 1/2 " slices. Make sure the squash and apple slices are

similar thickness!

 

In a medium bowl, combine melted butter, sugar, flour,

salt and spices and mix until crumbly.

Layer one half of the squash in the bottom of a 4-5 quart crockpot.

Top with half of the apple slices and half of the spice mixture.

Repeat layers, then cover crockpot and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours

or on high for 3-1/2 hours. Serves 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

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