Ingredients

Acorn Squash Bread Ingredients:
1/2 tablespoon yeast
1 cup heavy cream, warmed
1 cup soy milk, warmed
1 cup butter, melted
4 egg yolks, beaten
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 large acorn squash, cooked and seeded
1 cup sliced almonds
2 cups cornmeal
4 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon salt
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar

Mango Butter Sauce Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup Chai green tea
1 cup chopped mango
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon maple syrup

For assembly:
2 cups chopped Swiss chard
2 cups goat cheese
2 cups chopped avocado
2 cups freshly chopped mint leaves
3 cups roasted sunflower seeds, divided

1 cup freshly chopped basil leaves
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1 cup grated carrots
1 cup chopped currants
I cup chopped macadamia nuts
1 cup chopped almonds
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon pepper
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon brown sugar

8 slices Sunflower-shaped Acorn Squash Bread
4 tablespoons butter, melted
Lemon and olive oil, to taste
1 cup Mango Butter Sauce

For the bread:

Directions

In a large bowl, put the yeast and warmed
heavy cream and soy milk. Let sit for a couple of minutes until the yeast is foamy. Add
the melted butter and egg yolks to the mixture. Mix well. Add the cinnamon and mix well.
Scoop the squash out of the skin and add to the mixture along with almonds and with a
whisk, blend well into the mixture. Add the cornmeal and mix well. Add the flour, salt
and sugar and mix well. Scoop the dough evenly into 2 (8 by10-inch) generously greased
bread pans. Cover and let sit for 30 to 40 minutes.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Bake in a hot oven for 1 hour. Check for doneness by tapping the bottom of the loaf for a
hollow sound. If not done, bake a couple of more minutes.

Oven temperatures vary, so keep your eye on the bread. Remove from oven when completed and
allow to sit in bread pans for 15 minutes, then remove and cool a bit before

serving.

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For the Mango Butter
Sauce:

Directions

Melt butter in microwave or in a skillet. Prepare the
green tea and let it sit for 5 minutes.

In a blender, put the melted butter, green tea, mango, cinnamon, and maple syrup. Blend
until smooth. Serve with salads or over sandwiches.

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For
assembly:

Directions

In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients but 1
cup of sunflower seeds and mix very well. Put the 1 cup of sunflower seeds off to the
side. Place the bread on the plates and distribute the mixture in the bowl evenly among
them. Drizzle the lemon and olive oil lightly over the sandwiches. Cover with the bread
tops. With the 4 tablespoons of melted butter, drizzle 1 tablespoon over each center of
the top of the sunflower bread. Take the extra cup of sunflower seeds and sprinkle evenly
over the melted butter on the center of top of the sunflower bread. Serve wih Mango Butter
Sauce, if desired. Decorate plate accordingly.