Maple-Glazed Roasted Acorn Squash

Ingredients

• 2 pounds acorn squash 
• 2 teaspoons butter 
• 0.1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 5 tablespoons maple syrup 
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 42
2. Cut squash horizontally into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) slices. Discard seeds, membranes, and any remaining squash.
3. Place squash on a jelly-roll pan lined with foil.
4. Combine syrup and next 3 ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat, and cook until butter melts.
5. Brush 1 side of each slice of squash with syrup mixture.
6. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes. Turn squash over, and brush with remaining glaze.
7. Bake an additional 15 minutes or until tender.