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Yellow Squash Muffins
"I found this recipe in a newspaper article many years ago. It's really delicious.The original recipe called for 1 cup melted butter. I use 1/2 cup butter & 1/2 cup applesauce."
photo by mum2vanshancass
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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12 muffins
ingredients
- 1 1⁄3 lbs crookneck yellow squash
- 1 1⁄3 eggs
- 1⁄3 cup melted butter
- 1⁄3 cup applesauce
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 1⁄3 teaspoons baking powder
- 2⁄3 teaspoon salt
directions
- Wash squash, trim ends, and cut into 1-inch slices.
- Cook in a small amount of water for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Drain well and mash.
- Measure 2 cups of the cooked squash, combine with eggs, butter, and applesauce, and set aside.
- Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Make a well in center of mixture.
- Add squash to dry ingredients, stirring only until moist.
- Spoon into greased muffin tins, filling 3/4 full.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean.
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Reviews
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These are a WINNER!! My 10 yr.old daughter took home 2nd place in the 2010 NC Mountain State Fair. She did replace 1/2 the flour with wheat flour. This year we are going to try the substitutions mentioned here. Thanks for a winning recipe!! -
I'll be making these again! These taste just like a regular sweet muffin. Next time I'll add blueberries or maybe diced apples and cinnamin. I did use a stick of light margarine instead of butter without a problem. I wouldn't go out and buy squash in order to make this recipe, but it's a great recipe when you have lots of squash to use up.
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These were very good, similar to a sweet cornmeal muffin. Tweaks: I used the original recipe of 1 cup melted butter instead of 1/2 butter 1/2 applesauce; I used half all-purpose and half whole wheat flour. Made 21 muffins. -
So good and pretty easy to make!!!
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Ok, I had to make these gluten free for my son. They turned out great! For the flour mixture I used 2 cups of brown rice flour, and 1 cup of tapioca starch. I also added a 1/4 tsp of all spice. Great breakfast muffin!
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Tweaks
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These are yummy, and you'd never guess they were made with squash! I tweaked the recipe by substituting butter with oil and apple sauce, and I added cinnamon and chocolate chips. I think the squash kept the muffins moist and gave it a softer texture. I pureed the boiled squash using a food processor. Everyone seemed to enjoy these muffins :)
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Holy mother of God!!!!!!! Oh Caramel, these are amazing! Like a ton of others, I had copious amounts of squash in my garden. The only thing I changed was I added some allspice and raisins to the last batch..... oh, and margarine instead of butter. Thank you sooooo much! I would consider buying squash to make these little naughties! -
For reals? This recipe is a cross between a soft buttered biscuit and cornbread: Perfect comfort food! I subbed half the flour with white whole wheat flour and 1/2 the sugar with Splenda. An incredible recipe... one I actually might go out and BUY squash for next time. Thank you!
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These are a WINNER!! My 10 yr.old daughter took home 2nd place in the 2010 NC Mountain State Fair. She did replace 1/2 the flour with wheat flour. This year we are going to try the substitutions mentioned here. Thanks for a winning recipe!!
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Everybody in the family loved these and couldn't even tell they had squash in them. Used 1/2 cup of canola oil instead of butter to make them a little more heart healthy.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
I'm a stay-at-home mom, school volunteer, church volunteer, etc., and I live in Middle Tennessee. I like to read, visit the mountains, crochet, cook, etc. My favorite cookbook at this time is Recipe Hall of Fame Quick & Easy Cookbook. My passions are raising children with good moral character, being a good Christian, and food! My pet peeves are recipe instructions that leave out what to do with one of the ingredients, and people who won't put their shopping carts in the cart corrals! I have twin daughters who are in their second year of college and a son who is 16. My girls' college is close enough that I can come by every couple of weeks or so. When I tell them I'm coming, they ask Are you bearing baked goods?. Usually, I am, to the excitement of their suitemates!
