How To Cook Acorn Squash In The Oven
Turn on the broiler in your oven.
How to cook acorn squash in the oven. Wipe off the outside of the squash with a damp paper towel. Put in the oven for 35 minutes at 400 degrees. Drizzle the mixture over the squash until its evenly coated.
Then bake the squash. To bake a simple acorn squash dish cut the squash in half lengthwise and dig out the seeds and stringy pulp with a metal spoon. Some rogue squash plants appeared in my garden this spring and I let them grow in the hopes that they would turn out to be patty-pan or zucchini.
When roasting acorn squash in the oven place it with the cut side facing upwards as this is the part that needs to cook best. Bake at 350 degrees until the squash can easily be pierced. Lightly drizzle with maple syrup both halves of the acorn squash.
Lay the acorn squash on a baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F 175 degrees C. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Carefully turn the squash. Sadly I now find myself with a boatload of acorn squash. Remove squash from the oven.
You could also coat the pan in butter or cover it with aluminum foil to prevent the squash. Just quarter the squash top it with a little maple syrup butter salt and pepper and bake at 400 F until its tender about 45 minutes. If you are going for sweet add ½ tablespoon of brown sugar to the center of each squash.