A Nice Baked Apple

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. 2
   Lightly butter a small baking dish.
3. 3
   Peel and core the apples and spread 2 tablespoons of the butter over them.
4. 4
   In a bowl, mix 1/4 cup of the sugar with the almonds.
5. 5
   Roll the apples in the mixture and place in the baking dish.
6. 6
   Mix 1/2 cup of the sugar with the remaining almond-sugar mixture and spoon into the center of the apples, where the core was.
7. 7
   Mix the hot water, lemon juice and the final 1/4 cup sugar and pour around the apples in the baking dish.
8. 8
   Dot the remaining butter around the apples and in the core spaces and bake, covered, for 20 minutes.
9. 9
   Baste with the pan juices at this point and continue baking an additional 10 minutes, or until the apples are tender.
10. 10
    Remove cover.
11. 11
    Bake an additional 5 minutes, or until lightly browned.