Baked Apples

Baked Apples

Ingredients:

Apples

* 4 Macintosh, Spartan or Ida Red apple
* 1/2 cup raisins
* 1 1/2 tbsp hot water
* 1/2 tbsp sugar
* 1/2 tbsp breadcrumbs
* juice from half a lemon

Crisp Topping

* 3/4 cup oats
* 3/4 cup brown sugar
* 1/2 cup flour
* 1/2 tsp cinnamon
* dash of salt
* 1/2 tbsp fresh grated ginger
* 1/2 cup butter


Method:

Apples

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. Peel apples halfway down and core. Toss raisins with water, sugar and breadcrumbs. Fill center of each apple with raisins and place in a baking dish. Sprinkle tops of apples with lemon juice.

Crisp Topping

1. Blend oats, sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt and ginger. Cut in butter until topping takes on a dense crumbly texture.
2. Press generous amounts of crumble on top of each apple.
3. Bake apples for 20-30 minutes, until tender (check by inserting a skewer or toothpick).

To Assemble

1. Serve apples warm with ice cream