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Preheat oven to 375 F.Peel apples halfway down and core.
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Toss raisins with water, sugar and breadcrumbs.
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Fill center of each apple with raisins and place in a baking dish.
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Sprinkle tops of apples with lemon juice.
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Crisp Topping:Blend oats, sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt and ginger.
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Cut in butter till topping takes on a dense crumbly texture.
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Press generous amounts of crumble on top of each apple.
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Bake apples for 20-30 min, till tender (check by inserting a skewer or possibly toothpick).
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Custard Sauce:Have ready a strainer over a small bowl before beginning.
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Heat cream with seeds from vanilla bean and scraped vanilla bean pod till it comes to a gentle simmer.
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In bowl, whisk together egg yolk and sugar.
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Whisking constantly add in a little of the warm cream to the egg mix, and blend completely till all the cream has been added.
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Return cream to medium-low heat and stir, using a wooden spoon till sauce thickens and coats the spoon when lifted.
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Remove from heat and strain immediately.
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Cover and refrigeratetill ready to serve.
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To Assemble:To serve pour the vanilla custard over the baked apple.
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For an extra kick, steep your raisins for the center of the apples in 1 1/2 Tbsp.
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brandy or possibly rum!
