Hazelnut Baked Apples
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
Yield: 6 servings.. 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.