BAKED APPLES WITH BROWN SUGAR, GOLDEN RAISINS AND CINNAMON
Makes 4
Four good baking apples,
cored and scored around
the middle (leave unpeeled)
2 cups apple cider
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup golden raisins
4 cinnamon sticks
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Preheat oven to 375˚F.
In a small bowl, mix sugar,
raisins, cinnamon and cloves.
Place apples upright in a
baking dish. Fill apples generously
with sugar mixture. Add any
remaining mixture and raisins
to dish. Add apple cider to cover
one inch of the bottom of the
apples. Dot tops of apples with
butter. Place a cinnamon stick
in each cavity. Cover pan with
a tent of parchment paper-lined
aluminum foil.
Bake for 1 hour, or until apples are
knife-tender (check periodically).
