Shelly's Recipe

AUTUMN GRATIN

Category: Squash

1 medium butternut squash
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon brown sugar
6 medium apples, cored and seeded but not peeled
11/2 tablespoons shortening
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 box of cornflakes, crushed coarsely, about 3 cups
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
2 tablespoon butter, melted

Cut squash in half and seed it. Bake upside-down on foil at 300 degrees until tender, about 30 minutes. Scrape out pulp and mash. Season with 1 tablespoon brown sugar and salt and pepper to taste. In the meantime, cook apples with 11/2 tablespoons shortening and 1/4 cup white sugar in small skillet. Cover and simmer until tender.

While apples are simmering, make nutty topping by mixing cornflakes, pecans, butter and remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar.

Spread cooked apples in a baking dish. Spread mashed squash over apples. Sprinkle with nutty topping and bake at 350 degrees until browned, about 15 to 20 minutes. Serve immediately.