Aunt Fannys Cabin Squash Recipes

BAKED SQUASH AUNT FANNY'S CABIN

Steps:

• Wash squash, trim ends, cut into 1" pieces. Cook squash until tender, drain & mash coarsely by hand or in food processor. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl, combine squash, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, onions, eggs, 1/4 cup melted butter, sugar, salt & pepper. Transfer mixture to lightly buttered gratin dish and pour 1/4 cup melted butter over the top. Sprinkle top with 1/4 cup bread crumbs. Bake the squash in 375 degree oven for 1 hour, or until it is puffed and the crumbs are browned. *I got this recipe from Gourmet Magazine in the late 70's. Good for a crowd, everyone seems to like it.

AUNT FANNY'S BAKED YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Wash and cut up squash and roughly chop the onion. Boil until tender, approximately 10 minutes. Drain VERY thoroughly, then mash.
• Add all ingredients except half of butter and crumbs, to squash. Melt remaining butter.
• Pour mixture in baking dish, then spread melted butter over top and sprinkle with cracker meal or bread crumbs.
• Bake in 375°F oven for approximately 30 to 45minutes, or until brown on top.
• You might add a few sprinkles of nutmeg to the mixture before pouring into the casserole.

AUNT FANNIE'S SUMMER SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Wash squash, cut in half lengthwise, then in 1/4-inch slices.
• Combine with chopped onion and cook in water to barely cover until both are tender.
• Drain thoroughly, pressing out excess water with back of spoon.
• Mash squash and onion with potato masher.
• Mix with half the butter, the cracker crumbs, eggs, sugar, to taste, salt and pepper.
• Pour into greased casserole dish.
• Pour remaining butter on top and sprinkle with additional cracker crumbs.
• Bake at 375F for 45-60 minutes, or until top is golden brown and bubbly.
• NOTE: This recipe is from a restaurant in Smyrna, Georgia called Aunt Fannie's Cabin.
• Aunt Fannie was a freed slave of an old Georgia family who remained with the family until her death.
• The menu at the Cabin represented many of the dishes that Aunt Fannie prepared for the family.