Roasted Squash With Maple Butter

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   1. Arrange oven racks in middle and bottom of oven. Preheat oven to 400u00b0. Arrange squash; cut sides up, in 2 large roasting pans. Sprinkle with 1-teaspoon each, salt and pepper.

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   2. In small bowl, mix butter and syrup. With 1/2 the butter mixture brush cut squash surfaces. Place roasting pan on each oven rack; roast 25-minutes. Exchange positions of pans. Roast 20-minutes more, until squash is tender. Remove from oven.

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   3. Preheat broiler. Brush remaining butter mixture over squash. Broil 2 to 4 minutes until glazed. Arrange squash on platter and sprinkle with pecans.

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   MAKE AHEAD: Can be made through step ( 2 ) -1-day ahead. Cool, cover and refrigerate. Let come to room temperature. Re-melt remaining butter mixture. Proceed with step 3.

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   Makes servings. Per serving:

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   180 calories, 2g protein, 23g carbohydrate, 10g fat, 6g fiber, 16mg cholesterol, 4mg sodium.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.