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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 80 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This recipe from Cook's Illustrated takes a little more work than regular baked apples, but the effort is well worth it. The result is a crisp, flavorful apple. Ingredients:
7 granny smith apples |
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened |
1/4 cup brown sugar |
1/3 cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped |
1/3 cup pecans, coarsely chopped |
3 tablespoons rolled oats |
1 teaspoon orange zest |
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/3 cup maple syrup |
1/3 cup apple cider |
2 tablespoons apple cider |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Peel, core, and cut 1 apple into 1/4-inch dice.
3. Combine 5 tbsp butter, brown sugar, cranberries, pecans, orange zest, oats, cinnamon, and diced apple in a large bowl; set aside.
4. Shave a thin slice off the bottom of the remaining six apples so they sit flat. Cut top 1/2 inch off stem end of apples and reserve. Peel apples and use a melon baller or small measuring spoon to remove 1 2/-inch diameter core, being careful not to cut through the bottom of the apple.
5. Melt remaining butter in 12-inch ovensafe skillet over medium heat. Once foaming subsides, add apples, stem-side down, and cook until cut surface is golden brown, about 3 minutes.
6. Flip apples, reduce heat to low, and spoon filling inside, mounding excess filling over cavities; top with reserved apple caps.
7. Add maple syrup and 1/3 cup cider to skillet. Transfer skillet to oven, and bake 35-40 minutes, or until skewer inserted into apple meets little resistance. Baste even 10 minutes with maple syrup mixture in skillet.
8. Transfer apples to serving platter. Stir up to 2 tbsp remaining cider into sauce to adjust consistency. Pour sauce over apples and serve.
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