Normally I would just buy one, which is more than enough for my husband and me, but now that we have a wee little one in the house that recently started eating solids (and butternut squash is a great "first foods" for babies), then two butternut squashes it is!
I simply had my husband slice the necks off each butternut squash, then slice each segment lengthwise, then steamed them for 1.5 hours.
I thought it would take maybe 30-40 minutes to steam, but maybe it's because I tried to steam a lot of butternuts at once that it ended up taking 1.5 hours?
After they were steamed and cooled, I scooped the meat out of the shell, discarded the shells, saved half for my husband and I to enjoy later, and pureed half with a little bit of cooking liquid. The pureed butternut squash was then placed into an ice cube tray, which makes individual portion sizes for our wee baby.
Today, us 3 all enjoyed some butternut squash! It was very sweet and was the perfect way to welcome the Fall season. If the butternut squash is too plain for you, enjoy it with a bit of brown sugar or maple syrup. Btw, I think butternut squash is my daughter's favorite -- she gobbled it down!
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