Recipe of the Week: “BAKED APPLES”

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Serves:  4

baked apple raisins-lrgIngredients:

4 large good baking apples, such as Rome Beauty, Golden Delicious, or Jonagold
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup currants or chopped raisins
1 Tbsp butter
3/4 cup boiling water  

Preparation:

1 Preheat oven to 375°F. Wash apples. Remove cores to 1/2 inch of the bottom  of the apples. It helps if you have an apple corer, but if not, you can use a paring knife  to cut out first the stem area, and then the core. Use a spoon to dig out the seeds.  Make the holes about 3/4-inch to an inch wide.  2 In a small bowl, combine the sugar, cinnamon, currants/raisins, and pecans.  Place apples in a 8-inch-by-8-inch square baking pan. Stuff each apple with this mixture.  Top with a dot of butter (1/4 of the Tbps).  3 Add boiling water to the baking pan. Bake 30-40 minutes, until tender, but not mushy.  Remove from the oven and baste the apples several times with the pan juices.

Degustation:

Serve warm with vanilla icecream on the side.

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