Colcannon With Roasted Squash and Apple

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   Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

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   Line a baking sheet with parchment.

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   Place squash on baking sheet and toss with olive oil and salt to taste until lightly coated.

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   Place apple on baking sheet and rub with oil.

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   Place about a teaspoon of butter in the cavity where the core was.

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   Place in oven and roast for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring squash every 10 minutes, until squash is tender and lightly colored and the apple is soft and falling apart.

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   If the apple is done before the squash, remove it from the oven and set aside on a plate.

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   Allow apple to cool until you can handle it, then peel and scrape any pulp clinging to the peel into a bowl.

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   Core and combine baked apple with roasted squash.

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    Meanwhile, place potatoes in a saucepan and cover by an inch with water.

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    Bring to a boil, add salt to taste, reduce heat to medium-low and cover partially.

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    Boil gently until tender, 25 to 30 minutes.

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    Drain, return to pot and cover pot tightly.

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    Let steam in the dry pot for 5 minutes.

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    Heat milk and butter together until butter melts.

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    Mash potatoes, squash and apple with a potato masher or in a standing mixer fitted with the paddle, or put through a food mill.

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    Add milk and butter and mix until smooth.

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    Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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    Serve hot.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.