Battletown Squash Casserole
from the chef at the 1776
Battletown Inn, Berryville, VA.
6 small yellow squash
1 small onion, diced
1 cup heavy cream
12 saltines, crushed
2 Tbs butter
salt & pepper to taste
Peel, slice, boil till tender, and mash squash. Drain excess liquid and set aside.
Lightly grease individual ramekins or a casserole dish, (I
like to use a 9x12 baking dish and top with extra saltines for the topping).
Finely dice onion and sauté in butter. Add cream.
Heat until not quite ready to boil.
Add half of the crushed
saltines. Stir… it will become thick
pudding like consistency.
Fold into mashed squash.
Spoon into ramekins or casserole dish. (It will be a thin layer in the
9x12 pan) Sprinkle with remaining
crushed saltines and dot with extra butter for a slightly crunchy topping. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
Bake in a 400deg. Oven for approx 20 min or until golden.
Yellow Squash Muffins
2 C mashed yellow squash.
2 eggs, beaten
1 C melted butter (2 sticks)*
1 C sugar*
3 C flour
1 Tbs + 1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
Peel, slice, boil until soft, drain, then mash several small
yellow squash for a total of 2 cups mashed squash. You can puree the squash if you prefer no
chunks in your muffin. Set aside to cool
to room temp. Drain excess liquid. When cool, mix in eggs and butter and set
aside.
Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and fold in squash
mixture until moist. Spoon into muffin
tins ¾ full
Bake at 375deg until golden …. 15-20 min.
These are a nice breakfast muffin and freeze well if you
want to make large batches.
Options:
I have added blueberries or strawberry pieces to the
muffins, but it is best to use foil
papers in the muffin tin so that they don’t stick.
*These can be made lower fat/less rich by using only 1 stick
of butter.
* 1 Cup of Splenda can be used in place of sugar
You can also add some cinnamon to the sugar/splenda before mixing for a different taste.
