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Baked Apples

The Washington Post, November 5, 2008
  • Course: Dessert
  • Features: Fast

Summary:

In this simple preparation, the apples achieve an almost puddinglike consistency.

6 servings

Ingredients:

  • 3 medium Golden Delicious apples, stemmed (about 1 1/2 pounds)
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 6 teaspoons jam or preserves, such as apricot
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • Zest of 1 medium lemon, removed in wide strips with a vegetable peeler (all white pith removed)
  • Sour cream, for garnish

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Have ready a medium gratin dish large enough to hold 6 apple halves in a single layer.

Use a vegetable peeler to remove a 1-inch-wide strip of peel around the middle of each apple. Cut the apples in half horizontally, then core them.

Arrange the apple halves cut side up in the dish. Sprinkle with the sugar, then place a teaspoon of the jam or preserves in the center of each apple half. Pour the water in the bottom of the dish. Dot the apple halves with the pieces of butter, then arrange the strips of lemon zest in and around the apples.

Bake for about 30 minutes or until the apples are very tender. Serve warm or at room temperature, with a dollop of sour cream on each half.

Recipe Source:

From chef Jacques Pépin.

Tested by Jacques Pépin for The Washington Post.
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(James M. Thresher for The Washington Post)
Nutrition Facts
Information per serving
Calories: 129
% Daily Values*
Total Fat: 4g 6
Saturated Fat: 3g 15
Cholesterol: 10mg 3
Sodium: 3mg0
Total Carbohydrates: 25g 8
Dietary Fiber: 2g 8
Sugar: n/a
Protein: n/a
*Percent Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Total Fat: Less than65g
Saturated Fat: Less than20g
Cholesterol: Less than300mg
Sodium:Less than2,400mg
Total Carbohydrates: 300g
Dietary Fiber: 25g

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