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Maple Roasted Baby Butternut

The hollows of these butternut squash are like pools of desire, glistening with caramelized amber maple.

SERVES 4

• 2 baby butternut squash, halved with pulp & seed removed

• 1 Tbsp. butter or ghee

• salt, pepper to taste

• a few pashed of freshly grated nutmeg using a microplane zester

• 1/4 cup of pure amber grade maple syrup

Rub cut side of squash down with butter & season with salt, pepper & nutmeg. Place on a parchment lined sheet pan & roast, cut side down in a 375f oven until tender & golden browned on the cut side, they will yield when touched, depending on the size, 25-30 minutes. Flip over, drizzle with maple syrup & return to oven for about minutes to set up the syrup. These roast quite nicely paired with Cornish game hens right beside each other on the same sheet pan.