Winter Squash Baked With Maple Syrup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 acorn squash
1 pinch salt, to taste per side
fresh ground pepper, just two twists per side
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Wash the squash.
Cut the squash in half from top to bottom.
Remove the seeds (these are great cleaned up and roasted).
Sprinke with salt and pepper (you really need very little of both).
Place cut side down on a baking dish.
Bake for 50 minutes or until the squash is easily pierced with a fork.
Turn the squash cut side up and poke the cut side several times with a fork.
Spread 1 tbs of butter and drizzle 1/2 tbs of maple syrup onto each half.
Return to the oven and cook for 5 minutes.
Serve warm and enjoy!