CONTEST WINNER: Butternut Squash Bread

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This wonderful recipe is the winner of the squash category in our Thanksgiving Recipes Contest! A French recipe for potimarron, this bread has a wonderful golden color.

Shared by sandra branchini

Ingredients

1 2-lb. potimarron or butternut squash
1/4 C. milk
2 C. all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp. cracked black pepper
1 3-oz. pkg. creamed cheese, softened
1 1/4 C. butter softened
1 1/4 C. packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 Tbs. maple or granulated sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, halve squash, place cut side down and bake for 60 minutes. Scoop squash pulp out. Measure 1 C. and stir in milk. Grease bread pan. Compine flour, baking soda, salt, pepper. In a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese. Add sugar and eggs, Alternating flour mixture and squash mixture, until combined. Spoon batter into pan. Bake 60 minutes. Test with tooth pick. Wrap and store overnight for slicing.