Baked Apples with Raisins

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375F.

2. 2

   Using melon baller, scoop out stem, core and seeds of apples, leaving bottom intact.

3. 3

   Using vegetable peeler, peel skin off top half of each apple.

4. 4

   Arrange apples, cavity side up, in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.

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   Stir raisins and sugar in small bowl to blend.

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   Pack about 2 tablespoons raisin mixture into cavity of each apple.

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   Sprinkle any remaining raisin mixture into dish around apples.

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   Pour juice over and around apples.

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   Dot apples with butter.

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    Bake apples 15 minutes; baste with juices.

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    Continue to bake until apples are slightly puffed and tender, basting every 10 minutes, about 1 hour 10 minutes.

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    Transfer baking dish to work surface; let apples stand 10 minutes, basting occasionally.

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    Transfer apples to bowls.

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    Spoon pan juices over and serve warm.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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