Butternut Squash Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
• Beat sugar and shortening together in a bowl until fluffy. Stir butternut squash, eggs, and water into sugar mixture.
• Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in another bowl; stir into sugar mixture. Add nuts and raisins; stir until batter is just blended. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pans for 15 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add squash, milk, eggs, butter, sugar and salt; mix well. Gradually add 3-1/2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Shape into three loaves; place in greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until tops are golden. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Place squash in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Drizzle with oil; toss to coat. Roast 25-30 minutes or until tender. Reduce oven setting to 325°., Transfer squash to a bowl; mash coarsely. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in mashed squash and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with yogurt, beating well after each addition., Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan; sprinkle with sea salt. Bake 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing the loaf to a wire rack to cool.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan, and set aside. Into a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, spices, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, squash purée, melted butter, and 1/4 cup water. Fold squash mixture into flour mixture. Stir in pecans.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, and bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Turn bread out onto a wire rack, and let cool completely.

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.

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.

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.

Steps:

• To make roasted winter squash: Heat oven to 375°F. Heat butter over medium-high heat in an ovenproof sauté pan; add diced squash, salt and pepper. When squash begins to brown, place pan in oven. Roast for 15 minutes or until medium-brown on all sides. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Puree in food processor, or mash with potato masher or ricer. Measure 1 1/2 cups squash; reserve.
• To make soup: Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add the onion, celery, carrot and cinnamon stick; sauté until soft but not brown, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the broth and the coriander; bring to a boil. Simmer for several minutes. Stir in reserved squash until smooth; simmer gently to let the flavors meld, about 10 minutes. Discard the cinnamon stick.
• Puree the soup using an immersion blender or in a blender until smooth. (The soup can be made ahead to this point, cooled, covered, and refrigerated for several days or frozen for about 1 month. It will thicken as it cools and may need thinning with broth or water when reheating.)
• Return the soup to the pan and reheat gently. Add the half-and-half. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Top each serving with pumpkin seeds and toasted bread crumbs.