Butternut Squash Bread Recipes

BUTTERNUT SQUASH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour one 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, mix together the butternut squash puree, eggs, oil, water and sugars until thoroughly combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom.
• Stir the dry ingredients into the butternut squash mixture. Combine just until incorporated; do not over mix. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Put butternut squash in the microwave and cook on high, until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Cut in half, scoop out seeds and cube. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add squash and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash.
• In a 9x13 inch casserole dish combine 3 cups mashed butternut squash, white sugar, milk, vanilla extract, salt, flour, eggs and 1/4 cup melted margarine.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until set.
• In a medium bowl, combine crushed vanilla wafers, 1/2 cup melted margarine and brown sugar. Crumble over top of cooked casserole and return to oven to brown.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH BREAD

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water; let stand 5 minutes.
• Add squash, milk, eggs, butter, sugar and salt; mix well.
• Gradually add 3 ½ cups flour; beat until smooth.
• Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto a floured board; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes (5 mins in the mixer).
• Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top.
• Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down.
• Shape into three loaves; place in greased 8 x 4 x 2 inch loaf pans.
• Cover and let rise until doubled about 30 minutes.
• Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until tops are golden.
• Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in one bowl.
• Combine wet ingredients in another bowl.
• Add dry ingredients to wet and mix just until combined.
• Put in two ungreased loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place flour, soda, salt, spices and dry pudding mix in bowl.
• Beat eggs well in another bowl, add oil, sugar, squash and vanilla to beaten eggs.
• Combine squash mixture with flour mixture by hand. Mix until just moist.
• Stir in chopped nuts.
• Pour into greased large loaf pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or till knife comes out clean.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH YEAST BREAD

Steps:

• Add buttermilk, honey, molasses and egg to the bread machine.
• In a separate container mix the butternut (or some other Winter squash, pumpkin is great too) with the cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Trust me. It gives the bread a richer flavor.
• Add the butternut mixture to the rest of the wet stuff.
• Add the all flour except about one cup to the bowl and start the bread machine on the dough only setting. Let it start mixing. Watch it to make sure it all mixes inches Let it mix for about ten minutes and then turn it off.
• I use fresh milled grain, which requires an autolysing time to process. If you are using whole wheat purchased from the store, you can skip the next step.
• Remove the dough and refrigerate for 8-24 hours (you can leave it in the bowl). This will give it time for the whole grain to break down so it will be easier to digest. Trust me, it is worth it. There is NO comparison to fresh milled whole grain bread.
• When ready to make the bread, put it back into the bread maker, add the last cup of wheat and the yeast, let it run in the dough cycle.
• Remove from the pan and shape into two loaves, or into 24 rolls.
• Allow to rise for 30 minutes.
• After the second rise, bake for 30 minutes at 350.