Baked Caramel Apples

• 4 large Golden Delicious apples, cored
• 1 cup sugar
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter

1. Position the oven racks so that one rack is in the center of the oven.
2. Preheat the oven to convection bake at 375F.
3. Lightly butter a baking dish just large enough to hold the fruit.
4. Peel the bottom half of each apple.
5. Heat the sugar in a heavy skillet over high heat, stirring, until it begins to melt around the edges, about 5 minutes.
6. Reduce the heat to medium and stir until all the sugar is dissolved and the mixture turns a light caramel color.
7. With a whisk, stir in the butter until the butter is melted into the sugar.
8. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until the sauce is smooth.
9. Pour the sauce into the baking dish to cover the bottom.
10. Put the apples in the baking dish with the peeled side down and pour the caramel into the hollowed-out centers.
11. Cover the remainder of the apples with caramel sauce.
12. Bake in the center of the oven for 30 minutes.
13. Using a pair of tongs or two spoons, gently turn the apples over and continue baking, basting two or three times, until the apples are tender, about 15 more minutes.
14. Cool and serve the apples with the sauce spooned over them.
15. Wash firm Bosc pears; do not core them, but trim the bottoms of each so they will stand up in the baking dish.
16. Continue with the recipe from step 3.

golden delicious apples, sugar, butter

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/baked-caramel-apples-372567 (may not work)