Baked Apples 1

Ingredients 

• cooking apples
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 3 whole cloves
• 2 inch piece of stick
• 8- 10 coriander seeds (these are yellowish brown ribbed seeds which are sweet with hint of orange peel/woody, peppery aroma)
• raisins
• brown sugar
• butter

Method 

Peel and core the apples. Make a syrup with 2 cups sugar, 1 cup water, cloves, cinnamon stick and coriander sees. Dip each apple into the boiling syrup for 3 minutes, then lift to a baking pan. In each cavity place a few raisins, 1 teaspoon brown sugar and 1 teaspoon butter. Bake at 350°F for about 35 minutes or until apples are soft, but not mush or broken. Then set under a broiler for a few seconds to brown the tops. Cool.

If you would like to make up ahead and freeze these are very good for that. When they are cooled, place the apples on an uncovered tray in the freezer until the apples are frozen solid. Next day, place the apples in containers or wrap individually in foil. Label and freeze. To serve, remove as many as you need. Unfold the foil from the top but leave the foil around the base. allow them to thaw at room temperature for about one hour. If you prefer to serve them hot, place frozen apples in their foil bases on a baking pan and heat at 425°F for about 30 minutes or until apples are soft.