Apples Baked with Pecans and Raisins

• 6 sweet-tart apples such as Jonathan or Granny Smith
• 13 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 3 Tbs. unsalted butter, cut in small pieces
• 1 1/2 cups apple cider or juice

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Core apples, taking care not to pierce through bottoms, and pare strip from around each top.
3. Mix brown sugar, raisins, pecans, dried apricots, cinnamon and nutmeg in mixing bowl.
4. Stuff each apple with 1/6 of mixture.
5. Dot tops with butter.
6. Place apples in baking dish large enough to hold them comfortably.
7. Pour cider or juice around them.
8. Bake 30 to 40 minutes, basting every 10 minutes or so, or until tender.
9. Serve warm or at room temperature.

sweettart apples, brown sugar, raisins, pecans, apricots, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, unsalted butter, apple cider

Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/apples-baked-with-pecans-and-raisins/ (may not work)