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Baked Apples

3.8

(5)

Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

3 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 cup apple juice
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup sugar
8 Gala or Golden Delicious apples
3 tablespoons brandy
1/2 cup cr
me fraîche

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F.

    Step 2

    Combine vinegar, juice, butter, and sugar in a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish. Cut off top 3/4 inch of apples to make lids. Scoop out cores with a melon-ball cutter and replace lids. Put apples in baking dish and cover with foil. Bake in middle of oven until very tender but still intact, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.

    Step 3

    Transfer apples to plates and boil pan juices with brandy in a saucepan until reduced to about 1 cup. Fill apples with crme fraîche and serve with sauce.

TagsFruit DessertDessertBrandyAlcoholBeveragesAppleFruitNut FreeGluten FreeOven BakeGourmet
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