Let the color and aroma carry you away
Dry ingredients:
1 cup white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch salt
1/2 cup raisins
Wet ingredients:
1 medium sized acorn squash
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 buttermilk or yogurt
1 tsp vanilla
Method:
To prepare acorn squash:
1. Wash and microwave the acorn squash whole for 1 min
2. Cut into 2 halves and remove the seeds
3. Lay cut side down in a microwavable dish with 1/4" of water
4. Microwave on high for 8 - 10 mins
5. Let cool. Scoop out the flesh. You will have around 2 1/2 cups
6. You will need only 2 cups for the recipe. Sprinkle some brown sugar on the rest and enjoy with a spoon!)
Make the bread:
Pre-heat oven to 350C
Mix all dry ingredients except raisins in a large bowl
Add the wet ingredients including 2 cups of acorn squash flesh
Mix with an electric hand mixer
Add the raisins and mix
Butter and dust 2 loaf pans with flour
Divide the dough into the 2 loaf pans and bake for 1 hour until a knife inserted comes out clean
