Squash With Apples & Cranberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 acorn squash, cut in half and seeded
4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
1 1/4 cups of fresh apples, peeled, cored, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1/2 cup dried cranberries
2 tablespoons brown sugar or 2 tablespoons brown sugar substitute
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Preparation

Cut a small slice from the bottom of each cleaned Squash half (this allows the squash to sit level) and place, cavity side up, in an oven proof baking dish.
Mix together the butter, cinnamon & nutmeg and sugar.
Place 1 tbsp of the mixture in the cavity of each squash half.
Distibute the cranberries between the 4 halves on top of the butter.
Add the apples on top of the cranberries.
Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.
Cover the squash with foil and bake for apprx 1 hour, remove foil and check that they are tender
Bake uncovered for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and gently mix the cranberries & apples so you see both the apple & the cranberries - serve.