Baked Apples

FROM SIMPLY RECIPES (elise.com)

(makes 4 servings)

4 large good baking apples (e.g. Rome Beauty, Golden Delicious, or Jonagold)

1/4cup brown sugar

1tsp cinnamon

1/4cup chopped pecans

1/4cup currants/chopped raisins

1tbsp butter

3/4cup boiling water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

2. Wash apples. Remove cores to 1/2inch 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, & then the core. Use a spoon to dig out the seeds. Make the holes about 3/4-inch to an inch wide.

3. 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 w/a dot of butter (1/4 of the Tbps).
4. Add boiling water to the baking pan. Bake 30-40min, until tender, but not mushy.

5. Remove from the oven & baste the apples several times w/the pan juices.
6. Serve warm w/vanilla ice cream on the side.

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