Winter Millet Bake
Adapted from Mark Bittman's Autumn Millet Bake recipe, this dish is hearty and satisfying. To make a vegan version, replace the cream with vegetable stock or water.
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 55 min
- Total: 1 hour 15 min
- Serves 4 to 6
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Preheat the oven to 375°F and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish or casserole dish with olive oil.
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Put 2 tablespoons of the oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
- ¾ cup millet (uncooked)
- Cook millet in skillet, stirring frequently, until fragrant and golden, about 3 minutes.
- Spread millet over the bottom of the greased baking dish.
- 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 cup fresh cranberries (if available, otherwise dried)
- Evenly scatter the squash cubes and the cranberries on top of the millet.
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh sage leaves, or ½ teaspoon dried
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- Sprinkle dish with sage, salt, and pepper.
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons honey
- Drizzle syrup and honey over dish.
- ½ cup vegetable stock
- ½ cup heavy cream (or substitute additional ½ stock)
- Combine stock and cream in a small sauce pan and heat over medium heat until warm.
- Carefully pour the warmed stock and cream evenly over dish. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 375°F without disturbing for 45 minutes.
- ¼ cup vegetable stock
- Carefully uncover dish and adjust seasonings to taste. If millet appears to be too dry, add an additional ¼ cup of vegetable stock.
- Cover and return dish to oven. Increase heat to 400°F. Bake until the mixture bubbles, the top is browned, and millet has cooked through, about 10 to 15 additional minutes. Serve piping hot or at room temperature.
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ¾ cup millet (uncooked)
- 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 cup fresh cranberries (if available, otherwise dried)
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh sage leaves, or ½ teaspoon dried
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ½ cup vegetable stock
- ½ cup heavy cream (or substitute additional ½ stock)
- ¼ cup vegetable stock
- Preheat the oven to 375°F and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish or casserole dish with olive oil.
- Put 2 tablespoons of the oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
- Cook millet in skillet, stirring frequently, until fragrant and golden, about 3 minutes.
- Spread millet over the bottom of the greased baking dish.
- Evenly scatter the squash cubes and the cranberries on top of the millet.
- Sprinkle dish with sage, salt, and pepper.
- Drizzle syrup and honey over dish.
- Combine stock and cream in a small sauce pan and heat over medium heat until warm.
- Carefully pour the warmed stock and cream evenly over dish. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 375°F without disturbing for 45 minutes.
- Carefully uncover dish and adjust seasonings to taste. If millet appears to be too dry, add an additional ¼ cup of vegetable stock.
- Cover and return dish to oven. Increase heat to 400°F. Bake until the mixture bubbles, the top is browned, and millet has cooked through, about 10 to 15 additional minutes. Serve piping hot or at room temperature.