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Recipe: Butternut Squash Apple Cranberry Bake

Ingredients

* 1 large butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
* 2 large tart cooking apples cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
* 1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
* 1/2 cup brown sugar
* 1/4 cup (half a stick) butter
* 1 Tbsp flour
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon ground mace (can substitute ground nutmeg)

Method

1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Slice and peel squash and apples.

2 Put squash cubes in ungreased 7x11-inch baking dish. Place apples on top and then cranberries. Mix the flour, salt, sugar, and mace and sprinkle on top. Dot with butter. Bake 50-60 minutes.

Serves 8.

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