A friend gave me a chunk of squash from an enormous one she couldn’t finish.

[helenclayton@mas.to]

A friend gave me a chunk of squash from an enormous one she couldn’t finish. I don’t know what variety (now need to find out) but when roasted it was sweet and tasted like chestnut. So I pureed it and made spiced muffins with a maple glaze. I think this is how I’d like to eat all my squash now!

#food

[howisyourdog@cupoftea.social]

@helenclayton they look delicious! Is there a public recipe?

[helenclayton@mas.to]

@howisyourdog there is a public recipe! Here’s the link. It uses butternut squash but you could use any. I used maple syrup as substitute for honey.

https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/chai-spiced-butternut-squash-muffins/

[howisyourdog@cupoftea.social]

@helenclayton thank you. I've got a squash and after baking beetroot brownies I'm eager to try more uncommon (to me) cakes

[mactunag@gts.eunach.scot]

@helenclayton that sounds delicious! omg

[helenclayton@mas.to]

@howisyourdog ooh beetroot brownies sound yum! Do you have a recipe for those?

[suearcher@toot.wales]

@helenclayton

Ooh, they do sound nice!

I've been baking this arvo - a lemon drizzle, and a coffee cake.

[howisyourdog@cupoftea.social]

@helenclayton yes, I used this one and it turned out very nicely. I can still taste the beetroot a little bit but I think it complements the chocolate well.

I'm not gluten intolerant, so I used plain flour and plain baking powder.

[ravenbait@mastodon.scot]

@helenclayton @suearcher Possibly a winter squash? Maybe Kabocha? They do sound nice. I have a baked cheesecake in this afternoon's plans.

[sunnjax@tech.lgbt]

@helenclayton Yum! 😋

[staceycornelius@zeroes.ca]

@helenclayton Whoa, they look and sound amazing!

[icooiey@mastodon.green]

@helenclayton yum! Those look delicious!

[icooiey@mastodon.green]

@helenclayton @howisyourdog I still have three butternut squash left from the garden. One is really big. Maybe that would be a good use for part of it.

[helenclayton@mas.to]

@ravenbait @suearcher I’ll find out tomorrow and also try and pilfer some seeds.

[helenclayton@mas.to]

@howisyourdog have you a link? I imagine the beetroot makes the cake nice and moist.

[helenclayton@mas.to]

@suearcher two of my favourites!

[howisyourdog@cupoftea.social]

@helenclayton I totally forgot the link! Whoops https://www.riverford.co.uk/recipes/chocolate-beetroot-brownies

[dotmavriq@social.dotmavriq.life]

@helenclayton looks beautiful!

[suearcher@toot.wales]

@helenclayton

I haven't made a coffee cake for ages, for some reason. I'm looking forward to a piece after dinner....

[helenclayton@mas.to]

@howisyourdog 😁 oh a riverford recipe! They are great. I’ve made one of theirs for chocolate courgette cake! Thank you! I might try growing beetroot this year.