Monday, June 14, 2010

BAKED APPLES

Another comfort food to enjoy

Ingredients:

4 large good baking apples, such as Rome Beauty, Golden Delicious, or Jonagold
¼ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup chopped pecans
¼ cup currants
¼ cup chopped sultanas
1 tablespoon butter
¾ cup boiling water

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Wash apples. Remove cores to ½ 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 ¾ inch to an inch wide.
3. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, cinnamon, currants, sultana, and pecans.
4. Place apples in a 8-inch-by-8-inch square baking pan. Stuff each apple with the mixture. Top with a dot of butter (1/4 of the tablespoon each).
5. Add boiling water to the baking pan. Bake 30-40 minutes, until tender, but not mushy.
6. Remove from the oven and baste the apples several times with the pan juices.
7. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or your favorite flavor on the side.

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