{"id":747,"date":"2009-07-22T16:07:17","date_gmt":"2009-07-22T16:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/?p=747"},"modified":"2009-07-22T16:07:17","modified_gmt":"2009-07-22T16:07:17","slug":"butternut-squash-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/?p=747","title":{"rendered":"Butternut Squash Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-748\" title=\"muffin\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/muffin.jpg\" alt=\"muffin\" width=\"500\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/muffin.jpg 500w, https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/muffin-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kitchen Daughter was curious to know what vegetables grow in our area during the summer. At six, she knows about tropical fruits and what grows locally. She understands while she&#8217;s picking mangoes her northern friends are picking blueberries, but the local summer vegetable question had her kinda stumped. (And, to tell the truth, her parents, too.) <\/p>\n<p>So the other day, we paid a visit to the farm and Kitchen Daughter was delighted to find butternut squashes growing in abundance. After gathering up a bag of them we came home and made a batch of delicious muffins.<\/p>\n<p>I adapted this recipe from one I found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elise.com\/recipes\/archives\/006124pumpkin_ginger_nut_muffins.php\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup whole wheat flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup all purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1 cup roasted butternut squash, mashed up<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup melted butter<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs, beaten<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup water<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon nutmeg<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon allspice<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon ground ginger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Roast the squash at 375 degrees until soft (about 30 minutes). After it cools, peel off the skin, place the rest in a bowl and mash it up with a fork. This is also a great way to use leftover cooked squash if you have some.<\/p>\n<p>Turn the oven down to 350 while you prepare the ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>Add the melted butter, eggs, water and spices to the squash and stir together.  In a separate bowl, mix the flours, salt, sugar and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the squash mixture and stir together. Be careful not to over-mix.<\/p>\n<p>Spoon mixture into a prepared muffin tin. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin. If it comes out clean, it&#8217;s done. Cool on a rack.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-752\" title=\"muffin1\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/muffin1.jpg\" alt=\"muffin1\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nothing beats sneaking into the kitchen to enjoy a muffin at dawn!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kitchen Daughter was curious to know what vegetables grow in our area during the summer. At six, she knows about tropical fruits and what grows locally. She understands while she&#8217;s picking mangoes her northern friends are picking blueberries, but the local summer vegetable question had her kinda stumped. 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