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.