Butternut recipe.

hello Friends,

i can't see the pictures i published, i still have got problems with my blog, but here is a recipe with a butternut i have cooked last Xmas and will cook for this one.A butternut stuffed with dried fruits which is delicious with a main course.

 one butternut 

 4 dried prunes

 6 dates

 2 dried apricots

 50 gr hazelnuts

 3 soup spoons blond dried grape 2soup spoons almond powder 

 1snall onion

 5soup spoons fresh cream

 6soup spoons taragon 

 1 egg olive oil.

 salt and pepper

 wash the butternut cut the two extrimities to get a 4 cm hole by taking out the center. preheat oven 180 C. cut and mix prunes, dates,apricots cut hazelnuts , cut onion. Mix prunes, dates, apricots, hazelnuts, taragon,dried grapes with almond powder. Add salt and pepper. in another bowl mix cream with egg and add to the previous preparation. fill the butternut with the stuffing and pour olive oil on top of it into a baking dish. bake for 35 to 40 minutes.( put four baking sheets underneath the butternut to be easier to take it out of the baking dish). Cut 2 centimeter slices. " Et Bon Appetit!" i have written a gingerbread recipe which has disapeared! i have a big problem with my blog!

 Honey orange gingerbread. 

 400 gr honey

 400gr rye flour( but i prefer wheat flour and i used it in my gingerbread) 

2 paquets of baking powder, i had a look and two paquets are 22 gr.

 1 soup spoon of gingerbread mixed spices

. 2 eggs.

 80 gr butter. 

candied oranges cut into thin pieces 100 gr (keep sone pieces to put on top of the bread for decoration) (mix the orange pieces with some flour to prevent them from falling to the bottom of the mold) 

1 pinch of salt. 

 in a saucepan bring gentlly the honey to boil. in a bowl pour flour, baking powder and spices. them add the honey until you get a thick dough. then add the eggs, butter and salt. knead for 10 minutes. allowing the dough to rest for two hours. 

We preheat oven 180 C or gaz 6. pour the dough in a cake hold and bake 45 mn. (a rectangular tin.)leave it to cool on a pastry grid! if any questions, feel free to contact me!