Baked Acorn Squash with Apricot Preserves - acorn

Method

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place squash halves cut side down in a baking dish.
• Fill the dish with water to the depth of 1/4 inch.
• Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven.
• Remove squash from oven, and set the oven to broil.
• Turn squash cut side up in the dish, and season lightly with salt.
• Place 1 teaspoon butter and 1 1/2 tablespoons apricot preserves in each squash half.
• Return to oven, and broil 5 minutes, or until butter is melted and squash is lightly browned.