Aunt Fannies Squash Recipes

AUNT FANNY'S BAKED SQUASH

Steps:

• Wash and cut squash. Boil until tender, drain thoroughly, then mash. Add all ingredients except half of butter to squash. Melt remaining butter. Pour mixture into baking dish. Then spread melted butter over top and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.

AUNT FANNY'S BAKED YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Wash and cut up squash and roughly chop the onion. Boil until tender, approximately 10 minutes. Drain VERY thoroughly, then mash.
• Add all ingredients except half of butter and crumbs, to squash. Melt remaining butter.
• Pour mixture in baking dish, then spread melted butter over top and sprinkle with cracker meal or bread crumbs.
• Bake in 375°F oven for approximately 30 to 45minutes, or until brown on top.
• You might add a few sprinkles of nutmeg to the mixture before pouring into the casserole.

AUNT FANNIE'S SUMMER SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Wash squash, cut in half lengthwise, then in 1/4-inch slices.
• Combine with chopped onion and cook in water to barely cover until both are tender.
• Drain thoroughly, pressing out excess water with back of spoon.
• Mash squash and onion with potato masher.
• Mix with half the butter, the cracker crumbs, eggs, sugar, to taste, salt and pepper.
• Pour into greased casserole dish.
• Pour remaining butter on top and sprinkle with additional cracker crumbs.
• Bake at 375F for 45-60 minutes, or until top is golden brown and bubbly.
• NOTE: This recipe is from a restaurant in Smyrna, Georgia called Aunt Fannie's Cabin.
• Aunt Fannie was a freed slave of an old Georgia family who remained with the family until her death.
• The menu at the Cabin represented many of the dishes that Aunt Fannie prepared for the family.

AUNT FANNIE'S SQUASH

Steps:

• Cook squash in microwave for 20 minutes, stirring half way through. Mash. Stir together remaining ingredients except 1/4 cup of the butter and the breadcrumbs. Stir into squash. Pour into greased baking dish. Pour remaining butter over top and sprinkle with crumbs. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until brown.

AUNT FANNY'S SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart microwave-safe baking dish with a cover.
• Spread the squash and onion slices in the baking dish, dot with 1/4 cup of butter cut into chunks, cover the dish, and microwave on High 5 to 7 minutes, or until the vegetables are steaming hot and tender.
• In a bowl, whisk together milk and cornstarch until smooth, and stir in the beaten eggs, salt, and pepper. Pour the milk mixture over the squash and onions.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter.
• Sprinkle the corn flakes cereal evenly over the top of the casserole, drizzle with the melted butter, and bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until the cereal topping is golden and crisp.

AUNT FANNY'S CABIN SQUASH

Steps:

• Cook squash and mash all ingredients together except 1/2 of the melted margarine. Top with crumbs and butter. Bake in a casserole dish for 1 hour at 375 degrees F.