Here’s an easy recipe that is perfect for any ritual celebration, be it a Fall or Winter Sabbat, Esbat, Birthday or just an afternoon tea with loved ones. Winter squash and apples complement each other in a most delicious way!
You can use Acorn Squash or Butternut Squash, which can be roasted a day or so in advance, then refrigerated. The actual loaf batter can be mixed up in a matter of minutes.
It’s so delicious warm from the oven with melted vegan butter, your favorite apple butter or jam (or Marty’s favorite) slather on some peanut butter. Serve with a pot of your favorite tea.
Before making the loaf, roast the Acorn or Butternut Squash:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds and fibers (save seeds for birds and/or squirrels at the winter feeder).
- Put Squash halves in a baking dish and pour in 1 cup of boiling water.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Cool before scraping the squash from the shell.
Roasted squash keeps very well for several days covered in the refrigerator.
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Oil a Pyrex loaf pan and sprinkle with cornmeal.
Ingredients:
Blend the following ingredients in a food processor, blender or with a submersible hand blender:
3/4 cup roasted Acorn or Butternut squash scraped out of the squash shell
3/4 cup organic applesauce
1/4 cup non-dairy milk
1/4 cup of olive oil
1/3 cup coconut sugar, sucanat or your favorite sweetener
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon almond, cashew or peanut butter
Pour blended ingredients into a mixing bowl.
Add:
2 cups organic flour
1/4 cup organic cornmeal
2 tablespoons baking powder
3/4 cup walnut pieces
3/4 cup chocolate chips (or use raisins or currents)
Stir the dry and wet ingredients together until you have a well mixed batter. The batter should be thick.
Spoon batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
Let the loaf cool for 15 minutes, before using a spatula to turn it out onto a decorative plate for slicing. Enjoy!
Makes 1 loaf