Oven-baked glazed acorn squash

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How to Make Glazed Acorn Squash in the Oven

Time: 1 hour 10 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 2

Served in halves as a side dish, acorn squash looks very unique. It acquires a wonderful flavor when baked in a glaze of brown sugar, butter, and maple syrup. This mixture imparts a pleasant caramel flavor, which is further balanced and interesting with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Despite its sweet taste, baked pumpkin pairs harmoniously with meat and poultry. Decorate your holiday table with this unusual side dish.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

1 acorn squash, cut in half
2 tbsp. l. brown sugar
2 tbsp softened butter
2 tbsp. maple syrup

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Preheat oven to 200°C.
Scoop out the seeds and stringy pulp from the pumpkin cavities and discard. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, butter, maple syrup, salt, and black pepper to taste. Rub the inside and cut sides of the pumpkin with the butter mixture and place them cut-side up on a baking sheet.