how to cook butter squash in the oven
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2  Place squash, cut sides down, in a 9x13 baking dish. 3  Pour water into dish around squash halves. 4  Bake in the preheated oven until tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 1 1/2 hours. 5  Carefully remove the skin with a fork; it should be very easy to remove.eady In. 1  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2  Place squash, cut sides down, in a 9x13 baking dish. 3  Pour water into dish around squash halves. 4  Bake in the preheated oven until tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 1 1/2 hours. 5  Carefully remove the skin with a fork; it should be very easy to remove.