Barbers Baked Apples Recipes

BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Wash and core apples, leaving enough of the core at the base of the apple to contain the filling.
• Combine the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and chopped pecans in a small bowl. Roll log shapes of the mixture and press enough into each apple to fill the core.
• Fill a 2-quart baking dish with about 3/4 cup water, or enough to cover the bottom. Place the apples upright in the dish. Bake until the apples are soft and the filling is browned, 1 hour.

CRACKER BARREL FRIED APPLES

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, combine the 2 cups apple juice and sliced apples.
• Simmer gently until apples are fork tender but not mushy, turning apples frequently.
• Remove apples from juice using a slotted spoon and place in an oven safe dish.
• In a blender, combine the remaining 1/2 cup apple juice, cornstarch, apple pie spice and sugar.
• Blend a few seconds until smooth.
• Whisk mixture into hot apple juice in skillet and cook, stirring constantly on medium high heat until it bubbles and becomes thickened and smooth.
• Pour thickened mixture over apples and serve.
• Please note the cooking time is an approximate.

BAKED APPLES RECIPE (TWO WAYS)

Steps:

• Heat the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and adjust a rack in the center
• Make the cinnamon and brown sugar mixture. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, nuts, raisins or dried fruit of your choice. Add the cinnamon and cardamom. Mix well.

BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Slice off about 1/4-inch of the top of each apple. (The apple tops are perfect for snacking.) Scoop out the seeds and core of the apple with a melon-baller to make a pocket. Peel off about a 1/2-inch band of the apple's skin along the upper half of the apple with a vegetable peeler. Brush the peeled part and the interior of the apple with lemon juice.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine the butter, lemon zest, and sugar. Add the currants and nuts. Place some of the butter mixture and a cinnamon stick in each of the apples. Place the apples in an ovenproof baking dish just large enough to hold the apples upright. Pour in the cider and rum, bake until the apple is tender, about 30 minutes. Baste the apples with the cider/rum mixture with a bulb baster, 2 or 3 times, during baking.
• Serve warm or at room temperature with softly whipped cream or vanilla or cinnamon ice cream.
• Serving suggestions: Whipped cream, or vanilla or cinnamon ice cream.

BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Core apples to within 1/2 inch of bottom. Peel 1-inch strip of skin from around middle of each apple, or peel upper half of each apple to prevent splitting. Place apples in ungreased glass baking dish.
• Place 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon butter and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon in center of each apple. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon. Pour water into baking dish until 1/4 inch deep.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until apples are tender when pierced with a fork. (Time will vary depending on size and variety of apple.) Spoon syrup in dish over apples several times during baking if desired.

SIMPLE BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart casserole dish, or coat with non-stick cooking spray.
• Place apples in a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Stir spice mixture into apples until evenly distributed. Fold in raisins and walnuts. Spoon into prepared dish. Pour milk evenly over apple mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 60 minutes, or until soft and bubbly. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Scoop out the core from top of the apple, leaving a well. Do not cut all the way through. Stuff each apple with 2 tablespoons brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter. Place in a shallow baking dish and sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, until sugar begins to caramelize and apples are tender.

" BARBER'S" BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• For topping combine packed brown sugar with softened butter and set aside.
• Core apples almost to bottom, leaving the base intact.
• With the point of the knife, cut through just the skin of the apple, all the way round the middle; make a very shallow cut.
• Soften butter.
• In a bowl, combine butter and brown sugar.
• Stir in nuts, raisins, cinnamon, salt and lemon juice.
• Pack the mixture into the cored apples, pushing down well. Leave a mound, about a teaspoon in size, on top of each apple.
• Place apples in an 8 by 11-inch baking dish. Pour apple juice in dish.
• Bake for about 45 minutes or until the apples are very tender.
• Spoon a teaspoon of reserved topping over each apple. Bake 5 minutes longer.
• Remove from oven and cool to just warm.
• If topping browns too quickly, cover apples loosely with foil.