Baked apple
A classic dessert made by coring a whole apple, filling it with sugar and butter, and baking it.
Ingredients
medium-sized apples
8
sugar
4 oz (120 g)
butter
2 oz (60 g)
cloves
8
water
1/4 pt (1.5 dl)
Instructions
1
Prepare apples
Wash and core the apples and make an incision about 1/16 in (1.5 mm) round the apple about one-third of the way down.
2
Place in tin
Place apples in a roasting tin.
3
Fill
Fill the core hole with sugar, add a clove and a knob of butter.
4
Add water
Add the water.
5
Bake
Bake in an oven at approximately 350°F (177°C) until soft. Time of baking will depend upon the size of apple but it should take about 30–40 minutes.
6
Serve
Serve on a hot, flat silver dish with a little of the syrup and an appropriate sauce served separately.
