November 22, 2011

Butternut Squash Lasagna Recipe

Delicious. Recipe from Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction
You will need a 9x13 inch pan
and a 375 degree oven.

Homemade noodles:
4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup boiling water (have some extra incase you need it).
Mix dry ingredients together in a deep bowl. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, crack the eggs into it, add the water and mix with your fingers until mixture comes together evenly. Add more water if necessary, be careful not to burn your fingers.
Once the dough comes together knead for 10 minutes. Wrap in plastic wrap completely and let rest for 30 minutes.
Roll it out to paper thin. Thinnest setting on a pasta machine.

Filling:
4 Tbsp. butter
6 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
4 Tbsp. flour
2 cups milk
1 cup half and half
1 oz. Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
coarse sea salt to sprinkle
black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
light sprinkle of nutmeg, not to heavy
12 lasagna noodles, freshly made
3 cups butternut squash puree
8 oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded

Spray or coat the pan with oil.
Melt butter in a sauce pan over medium heat. Add the sage leaves, and cook in the butter for a few minutes until the sage is crisp. Add the flour, and whisk into the butter, cooking for a few minutes until golden. Gradually whisk in the milk and half and half until the sauce is smooth. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat, and stir in the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. Adjust the seasoning, adding salt, pepper, and nutmeg, to taste.
Spread a small amount of butternut squash puree in the bottom of the lasagna dish. Spread a layer of three noodles across the bottom of the dish. Spread with on third of the remaining butternut squash, one fourth of the sauce, and one fourth of the mozzarella. Repeat with two more layers of noodles, squash, sauce, and mozzarella. Top the final layer with three more noodles, the remaining sauce, and the remaining mozzarella cheese.
Bake uncovered for about 45 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and golden. Allow to rest for about 15 minutes before serving.
Watch everybody enjoy!


1 comment:

Susan said...

This sounds delicious! I love sage :) I don't see the homemade noodles happening, but otherwise will try it soon. Thanks for posting.