Roasted Corn Pudding in Acorn Squash and Snickerdoodles

Roasted Corn Pudding in Acorn Squash

Earlier in the week my step-mom invited me over. She said she had acorn squash and she would save them for the night I came. I started scouring the internet for acorn squash recipes when I came across an adaptation of the Roasted Corn Pudding in Acorn Squash recipe from Vegetarian Compass at Heidi's website 101 cookbooks. Squash and corn happen to be two of my favourite things and I knew I had to veganize it (and I added shallots, becauseI love them.

2 small (2 lb.) acorn squash, cut in half lengthwise and seeded
1 tablespoonolive oil

1/2 cup Soy Milk

1/2 cup Soy Creamer

2 egg equlivent of Ener-G Egg Replacer

1/2 cup fresh corn kernels (or more if you like)

1/4 teaspoon anise seed, chopped

1/2 cup chopped scallions

1 tablespoon chopped shallot

a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt

Preheat the oven to 375F degrees with a rack in the middle.

Rub the orange flesh of the squash with the oil. Place cut side up on a baking sheet. You want your squash to sit level so your filling does not spill out. YOu can cut off the bottom to make it flat. Cover the squash with foil and bake for 40 minutes or until the squash starts to get tender.

In a bowl combine the soy milk, egg replacer, corn, anise seed, half of the scallions, shallot, nutmeg, and salt. Fill each of the squash bowls. VERY Carefully put the squash back to the oven.

Continue baking uncovered for another 30 - 50 minutes, or until the squash is fully cooked through, and the pudding has set - I forgot to set my timer and have no clue how long this cooked for, it felt like a long time, but one of my sqush was quite large. Just check it every 10 min or so. . Let sit about 5 minutes, sprinkle with the remaining scallions and more shallot if you desire.
Serves 4.

For dessert I decided to make snickerdoodles, which are one of my favourite cookies. I've made snickerdoodles before from Lauren's Vegan Yum Yum website. Imagine my delight when her book launched on Sept 16th and included her recipe! I've made these several times and had 3 omnis tell me they were the best snickerdoodles they've ever had. My roommate, who claimed not to like snickerdoodles ate 3 of them. Lucky for you all - you don't have to buy Lauren's book yet, the recipe is posted online here: Snickerdoodles