Baked Apples

 Baked apples..comfort food for sure!  This was indeed a special treat when my Mom would bake apples for dessert. Just a simple dish but oh so tasty. I baked these apples plain and simple with brown sugar, cinnamon and butter because that's all my Mom ever did.

You will need:

• 4 apples


• 1/4 cup brown sugar


• 1 teaspoon cinnamon


• 4 teaspoons butter 


• 2/3 cup boiling water

Method:

1. Wash apples and using an apple corer remove the cores leaving approx 1/2" of the bottom of the apples. Set apples in an 8" x 8" pan.


2. In a small bowl combine sugar and cinnamon.


3. Stuff each apple with this mixture and top each one with 1 teaspoon butter.


4. Add boiling water to the pan.


5. Bake, uncovered at 375º for 40 minutes, just until tender.


6. Once the apples are removed from the oven, baste the apples with the pan juices.


7. Serve just as they are or with a scoop of ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce.


8. Serves: 4