Scalloped Butternut Squash

Serves: 3

Hosea Feil

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

54

Sweetness

58

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Black Pepper

1.5 cups

Heavy Cream

Directions:

1

Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F

2

Generously butter a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish (3-quart capacity)

3

Stir together salt and pepper in a small bowl

4

Cut off necks of squash, reserving bottoms for another use (you will have about 3 pounds necks)

5

Peel squash and very thinly slice crosswise with slicer

6

Layer one third of squash slices, overlapping, in baking dish and sprinkle with some of salt and pepper mixture

7

Sprinkle with half of cheese, then layer half of remaining squash slices on top and sprinkle with some of salt and pepper mixture

8

Top with remaining cheese and remaining squash slices, then sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper

9

Bring cream and thyme sprigs to a simmer in a small saucepan over moderate heat

10

Discard thyme and pour cream evenly over squash

11

Put a sheet of parchment paper on surface of squash and poke a few holes in parchment with a knife

12

Bake squash until tender, about 45 minutes

13

Discard parchment and let squash stand 10 minutes before serving

14

If desired, cut rounds from squash with cookie cutter and transfer to plates with a spatula

15

Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F

16

Generously butter a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish (3-quart capacity)

17

Stir together salt and pepper in a small bowl

18

Cut off necks of squash, reserving bottoms for another use (you will have about 3 pounds necks)

19

Peel squash and very thinly slice crosswise with slicer

20

Layer one third of squash slices, overlapping, in baking dish and sprinkle with some of salt and pepper mixture

21

Sprinkle with half of cheese, then layer half of remaining squash slices on top and sprinkle with some of salt and pepper mixture

22

Top with remaining cheese and remaining squash slices, then sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper

23

Bring cream and thyme sprigs to a simmer in a small saucepan over moderate heat

24

Discard thyme and pour cream evenly over squash

25

Put a sheet of parchment paper on surface of squash and poke a few holes in parchment with a knife

26

Bake squash until tender, about 45 minutes

27

Discard parchment and let squash stand 10 minutes before serving

28

If desired, cut rounds from squash with cookie cutter and transfer to plates with a spatula

29

*Available at Asian markets, cookware shops, and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928)

30

*Available at Asian markets, cookware shops, and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928)