" Barber's" Baked Apples

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. 2
   For topping combine packed brown sugar with softened butter and set aside.
3. 3
   Core apples almost to bottom, leaving the base intact.
4. 4
   With the point of the knife, cut through just the skin of the apple, all the way round the middle; make a very shallow cut.
5. 5
   Soften butter.
6. 6
   In a bowl, combine butter and brown sugar.
7. 7
   Stir in nuts, raisins, cinnamon, salt and lemon juice.
8. 8
   Pack the mixture into the cored apples, pushing down well.
9. 9
   Leave a mound, about a teaspoon in size, on top of each apple.
10. 10
    Place apples in an 8 by 11-inch baking dish.
11. 11
    Pour apple juice in dish.
12. 12
    Bake for about 45 minutes or until the apples are very tender.
13. 13
    Spoon a teaspoon of reserved topping over each apple.
14. 14
    Bake 5 minutes longer.
15. 15
    Remove from oven and cool to just warm.
16. 16
    If topping browns too quickly, cover apples loosely with foil.