Butternut Squash Kugelettes

2 medium butternut squash, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup soy milk or coconut milk
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup oil

Topping:

1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup ground walnuts and pecans, combined
1/4 cup flour
2 Tbsp margarine

1.  Steam butternut squash in a little water until soft, approximately ¾ hour. Cool, drain, and puree. Add the soy milk, flour, sugar, eggs, and oil. Blend together with a hand blender. Pour into a 7x11-inch (18x28-cm) baking pan lined with parchment paper or greased flower shaped mini pans, as pictured here.

2.  Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Combine topping ingredients in a small bowl and crumble over kugel. Bake for 45 minutes.

Tip:
Try this healthier, lower fat version: Use whole wheat pastry flour (no one can tell the difference in this recipe), just ½–? cup turbinado sugar, and in place of ½ cup oil, just 2 Tbsp oil (this is not a mistake!) and 6 Tbsp applesauce. The texture is perfect this way. In the topping, use whole wheat pastry flour as well and 1½–2 Tbsp oil in place of the margarine.

This recipe appeared in Mishpacha Magazine, May 2012.