Baked Apples

Directions

1. 1
   Cut off a slice at top and bottom of each apple; core each apple.
2. 2
   Butter the top and dip in vanilla flavored sugar.
3. 3
   Put apples in heavy baking dish.
4. 4
   Put large slice of lemon peel in each cavity.
5. 5
   Fill cavity with dark brown sugar.
6. 6
   Sprinkle with cinnamon over top.
7. 7
   Place a vanilla bean in dish along with 1 or 2 cinnamon sticks.
8. 8
   Bake in a 400° oven until cracks appear around the rim of apples (approximately 30 to 40 minutes depending on type of apples.)
9. 9
   Serve warm or cool with vanilla ice cream.