The beginning - Innocent enough

You have saved a few seeds 

from the very best of the year before.

They begin to grow

The vines start climbing the fence and sunflower stalks.

And when October comes around you wonder what you're going to do with all of them.  

You put up a stand on Main Street and give them away.

You deliver a few to the local cafe and then  drop off a few at the Pig farmer. 

OR

you can ask Mr G to bake a whole bunch of them, seal them in food saver bags and freeze them 

for a delicious and very nutritious winter vegetable. 

And

then you can bake many, many loaves of  Lakota Squash Bread all winter long.  

The most delicious bread you have ever tasted. 

Recipe follows.

Squash Bread

2 cups of cooked squash

3 eggs beaten

2 cups sugar

2 tsp cinnamon

3 tsp vanilla

3/4 cup light olive oil 

3/4 cup chopped nuts

1/2 cup golden raisins

Mix all ingredients

juice and grated zest from one lemon and one orange

Mix together

Add 3 cups of flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda. 

Mix by hand with wooden spoon until all ingredients are 

well incorporated. 

Grease 2 loaf pans 

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes and reduce heat to 300 and bake another 15 to 20 minutes. Test with toothpick.  

Note
You can substitute zucchini for squash.

Happy baking my dear 

Blogging Friends. 

Gina