Baked Apples
Serves: 3
Ashlynn O'Reilly
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
41
Spice
49
Sweetness
51
Sourness
43
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Prep time (avg)
5.9
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 tbsps
Currants2 tbsps
Apricot Jam2 tbsps
Almond (toasted chopped)1 tbsp
Light Brown Sugar2 tbsps
Unsalted Butter2 cups
Heavy Cream1 cup
ButtermilkDirections:
1
In a small saucepan, bring 2 tablespoons of the apple juice just to a simmer and remove from the heat
2
Add the currants, stir, and let them sit for 10 minutes to swell
3
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
4
In a bowl, stir together the apricot jam, almonds, and brown sugar
5
Add the currants with their juice and mix together well
6
Use this mixture to stuff the apples
7
Place them in a small roasting pan and place a dab of butter on the top of each
8
Pour the remaining 1 cup of apple juice into the pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until tender but not split or mushy
9
Serve hot, with a dollop of crema, if desired
10
Whisk the cream and the buttermilk together in a bowl
11
Cover and set in a warm place (a gas oven with just the heat from the pilot light is fine) for 8 hours
12
Crema may be kept in the refrigerator for as long as a week