Delicata Squash Muffins with Toasted Pine Nuts

Community Supported Agriculture - The versatile, easy-to-use Delicata Squash keeps surprising us with its light flavor. This recipe uses  Delicata Squash  brushed with a little butter, sprinkled with brown sugar, and baked. The Delicata Squash came in our CSA weekly delivery from our farmers at Fruitful Hills. We incorporated other local ingredients too! 

I use my cell phone as I cook - not a professional photographer as you can see - yep, that's my thumb in the picture!

Delicata Squash Muffins with Toasted Pine Nuts

By Heather McA

Makes 12 muffins

1 c. white flour

2/3 c. whole wheat flour (from our local farmers at Acme Grain - http://acmegrain.com/)

1 t. baking soda

¼ t. baking powder

½ c. butter, melted

1 c. honey (local Missouri honey from LeRoy Bowerman – Spickard, MO – our farmers at Fruitful Hills purchased his honey crop and passed it onto their CSA clients! Lucky for us!)

2 t. vanilla

1 c. Delicata Squash puree – sweet version  baked with brown sugar (this must be prepared ahead of time – see my prior blog Cooking With Delicata Squash – squash from our farmers at Fruitful Hill)

2 farm fresh eggs (from our farmers at Fruitful Hills)

Zest from 1 lemon

1/3 c. pine nuts, toasted

Sanding sugar

In a large bowl whisk together flours, baking powder, and baking soda.

In a medium bowl whisk together melted butter, honey, vanilla, Delicata Squash puree, eggs, and lemon zest.  Add this mixture to the flour mixture. Combine well but don’t over-mix. 

Spray muffin tins with cooking spray, divide muffin mix evenly among the 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle the tops with toasted pine nuts and sanding sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.