Golden Butternut Squash Pie

I think this recipe came from Taste of Home, but it was a little too sweet for us, so I altered the sugar amount. It's similar to a sweet potato pie. If you like butternut squash, then you'll probably like this.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 2 pies

Ingredients

• 4  eggs
• 4  cups  butternut squash, which has been cooked and mashed
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2  unbaked 9-inch pie shells (I use deep dish)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, squash, buttermilk, butter and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
3. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, flour, salt and baking soda.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the squash mixture and mix until smooth.
5. Pour into the pie shells.
6. Cover the edges of the crust loosely with foil.
7. Bake for 35 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 25 minutes.
8. Cool on a wire rack.
9. Store in the refrigerator.