Sweet & Spicy Butternut Squash
By: MyLastBite
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:33pm

Ingredients




1 medium butternut squash, cut  half lengthwise and seeded
2 teaspoons butter
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Freshly ground pepper
Fleur de sel (or any crunchy sea salt)

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees 2 In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar and cayenne pepper. 3 Set the two butternut squash halves a large bakin, making sure the flesh side is facing up. 4 Place 1 teaspoon butter in the middle of each squash. 5 Sprinkle brown sugar/cayenne mix over each squash, then rub into the flesh. 6 Season with black pepper. 7 Roast 25 minutes, or just until the flesh is fork-tender. 8 Top with fleur de sel while still hot.