Baked Butternut Squash with Speculaas Spices & Dried Chili

This baked butternut squash recipe is a superb seasonal choice for your family's winter table. We've punched it up with a little heat, using our favorite dried chili pepper flakes (we are obsessed with Turkish pul biber flakes) and added aromatic warmth with our stand-by speculaas spices. As always, oven roasting brings out the sweetness of winter vegetables, and this baked butternut squash recipe is no exception. We enriched the dish with seasonal spices for our holiday table, but you could easily play around with this recipe to suit your tastes and the time of year. So, for instance, you could substitute gingerbread- or pumpkin pie spices or even five spice powder, or simply use good old cinnamon. And, while we love the smoky note of Turkish pul biber flakes, you could use any dried chili pepper flakes here, or even your favorite smoked paprika.