Honey Baked Apples

• 6 ounces dried apricots, cut in half,each half cut into thirds
• 1 cup white wine
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/3 cup golden raisin
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup cashews or 1/2 cup almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of
• 3 large baking apples
• Honey Syrup
• 1 cup white wine
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Garnish
• thick Greek yogurt or sour cream

1. Put apricot pieces, wine and sugar in small saucepan; bring to the boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes; add raisins and continue to simmer for a further 5 minutes; remove from heat and stir in butter until it is melted; stir in lemon zest and cashews and cool completely (can be prepared to this point up to 1 day in advance; cover and refrigerate)
2. Peel and core the apples, then cut in half lengthwise, resulting in 6 halves with an indentation down the length; as each one is peeled and cored, rub with reserved lemon juice to discourage discolouration; place apples, rounded side down, in glass baking dish just large enough to hold them in one layer; evenly distribute apricot filling amongst the 6 apple halves, mounding slightly at middle
3. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F
4. In a small saucepan, bring all the honey syrup ingredients, plus any lemon juice remaining, to the boil; boil rapidly for 5 minutes to thicken syrup slightly, being careful not to let mixture boil over; remove from heat and spoon over apples
5. Bake apples until tender when pierced with a sharp knife, about 45-55 minutes, basting 3-4 times; allow to cool 20 minutes before serving
6. These baked apples are very rich and an excellent contrast would be some creme fraiche, thick greek yoghurt or sour cream; a dollop on each apple, with some of the juices spooned over, is very nice

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/honey-baked-apples-116373 (may not work)