Baked Apples(8)

Name: Baked Apples(8)
Ingredients: 8 crisp, sweet apples; 4 Tbsp. sugar; 4 Tbsp. brown sugar; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 8 large pieces lemon peel; 3 Tbsp. softened unsalted butter; 1 Tbsp. dried cherries; 1 vanilla bean; 4 cinnamon sticks

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

8 crisp, sweet apples
4 Tbsp. sugar
4 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
8 large pieces lemon peel
3 Tbsp. softened unsalted butter
1 Tbsp. dried cherries
1 vanilla bean
4 cinnamon sticks

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375°.
2

Slice bottoms off apples and core. Butter a large glass or porcelain dish and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of sugar.
3

Arrange apples upright in dish.
4

Fill the center of each apple with 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon and 1 piece of lemon peel.
5

Rub the top of each apple with 1/4 tablespoon soft butter and sprinkle with more sugar. Sprinkle the dried cherries around apples and add vanilla bean and cinnamon sticks to the dish.
6

Bake apples 30 to 45 minutes until soft.