Mashed Winter Squash

Photo: flickr user benketaro

Ingredients

1 3/4 pounds Winter squash

1/2 teaspoon Vegetable oil

1 1/2 tablespoons Butter, cut into pieces

Ground cinnamon for garnish (optional)

to taste Salt

to taste Pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Cut each squash into lengthwise quarter; scoop out seeds and discard.

Score yellow meaty part of each quarter with a knife.

Brush bottom of a shallow baking pan with the vegetable oil. Place squash pieces in pan with remove skin from squash and put squash pulp into a bowl; beat until fluffy; add butter, salt and pepper to taste, and beat it in well. If desired, garnish with sprinkle of cinnamon.

This recipe is excellent.