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Baked Apples with Dried Cherries and Maple Syrup

Baked Apples with Dried Cherries and Maple Syrup

Rome Beauties are bright red and medium-large, with a tender, slightly sweet flesh. They are a good choice for baking because they hold their shape well. Sweet and crisp Galas have a yellow-orange skin with distinctive red striping and are also good cooked.

Everyday Food, October 2005 http://www.marthastewart.com/313570/baked-apples-with-dried-cherries-and-map
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  • Prep Time 15 minutes
  • Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield Serves 4

Ingredients

    • 4 Gala or Rome Beauty apples
    • 1/3 cup dried cherries, or golden raisins
    • 1/3 cup walnut pieces
    • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
    • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
    • 3 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
    • 3 tablespoons crushed gingersnaps

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Core apples with a melon baller, making a 3/4-inch-wide cavity, stopping 1/2 inch from the bottom. Peel top inch of apples; fill with cherries and walnuts. Arrange in an 8-inch square baking dish.
  2. Drizzle maple syrup over apples; top each with 1/2 tablespoon butter. Bake, brushing occasionally with accumulated juices, until apples are tender, 45 to 60 minutes.
  3. Transfer apples to a plate. Pour liquid from dish into a bowl; whisk in sour cream. Drizzle over apples; sprinkle with gingersnaps.

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