Baked apples (hall)

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6mediumsBaking apples (to 8) washed and cored
¼cupLight brown sugar
1teaspoonCinnamon
½teaspoonNutmeg
2tablespoonsButter or margarine
½cup;Water
½cupWhipping cream (opt'l.)
2tablespoonsPowdered sugar
Nutmeg (opt'l.)

Directions

Fill centers of apples with sugar; place in crockpot. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg and dot with butter. Add water, cover and cook on low for 7 to 9 hours or on high for 2½ to 3 ½ hours.

When ready to serve, whip cream until it is stiff and holds soft peaks. Add powdered sugar, beating in well. Remove apples from cooker and serve each with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkling of nutmeg, if desired.

Variation: 2 tb. each of raisins and nuts can be mixed with brown sugar to fill the centers of the apples.

From Carolyn Hall of Louisville, KY in Phyllis Fitzgerald's "Best Buy" column in "The (Louisville, KY) Courier-Journal, 07/18/90. Pg. C4.

Typed for you by Cathy Harned.