Baked Spiced Butternut Squash with Apples and Maple Syrup

Serves 8-10
Ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1/3 cup apple juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground all spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 small butternut squash, peeled and cut in half lengthwise, seeded and
cut crosswise into 1/3 inch thick slices
4 6-ounce Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4 inch
thick slices


Directions
Preheat oven to 400º. Butter a 13x9x2 inch glass baking dish. Stir butter, maple syrup and apple juice
in a small saucepan over medium low heat until butter melts. Increase heat and boil until mixture is
slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk in cinnamon, allspice and salt.
Arrange 1/3 of the squash slices in prepared dish. Top with half the apple slices, then 1/3 of squash
slices. Arrange remaining slices of squash and apple on top, alternating and slightly overlapping
slices. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Pour maple syrup mixture over squash and apples.
Cover dish tightly with foil.
Bake until squash is almost tender, about 50 minutes. Uncover and bake until squash is tender,
basting occasionally with syrup, about 20 minutes longer