Old Fashioned Baked Apples

This is a truly old-fashioned dessert and truly delicious!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  baking apples (like Spy or Golden Delicious)
• 1⁄4 cup raisins or 1⁄4 cup  diced candied ginger or 1⁄4 cup  diced  dried apricot
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar or 1⁄4 cup  maple sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  tablespoon  cold butter, cut into 4
• 1⁄4 cup maple syrup or 1⁄4 cup honey
• 1⁄4 cup  apple juice or 1⁄4 cup water

Directions

1. Remove the core of the apples with an apple corer or small knife, leaving about 1/2" at the base.
2. Peel the top one third with a vegetable peeler or sharp knife.
3. Place apples in an 8" square baking dish or in another ovenproof pan that holds them snugly.
4. Place 1 tbsp.
5. raisins in each apple.
6. In a small bowl combine brown sugar with cinnamon and add 1 tbsp mixture to each apple.
7. Place 1 small piece of butter in each apple.
8. Combine syrup with apple juice in a small bowl and pour over and around apples.
9. Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 45-55 minutes or until apples are very tender.
10. Baste a few times during baking.