Recipe#11199
Title: Baked Apples 08
From: thanisa@df.lth.se (Emma Fernlund)Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
Subject: Hazelnut Baked Apples
Date: 16 Feb 1998 07:55:40 -0700
Message-ID: <6c3qmm$mc5$1@news.lth.se>
Hazelnut Baked Apples
Yield: 6 servings.6 large baking apples
lemon juice
1/2 cup chopped Oregon hazelnuts
1/4 cup diced, pitted dates
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup water
3/4 cup dry sherry
light cream
Core whole apples and pare 1/3 of the way down. Brush with lemon juice.
Mix together hazelnuts, dates and butter; stuff into center of apples.
Pile any extra mixture on top. Place in lightly buttered baking dish. In
saucepan, mix together sugar and cinnamon; stir in water. Stir over medium
heat until mixture boils; simmer gently 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir
in sherry. Spoon over apples. Bake in 350 oven for 1-1/4 hours, or until
apples are tender, basting occasionally with syrup in pan. Serve warm or
cold with cream.