4 Apples – Golden Delicious, Jongagold, or your favorite crisp apple
1 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
3 Tbsp. Walnuts or Pecans
1 C. Apple Cider – not juice
6 Tbsp. Raisins – golden raisins or any diced dried fruit such as apricots
1 Pinch Nutmeg
4 tsps. Honey
1/4 C. Italian Sweet Wine*

Preheat oven to 350º

Peel apples only halfway down and with a corer remove stem and core being careful to not cut all the way through the bottom.

Put the apples in a 8X8X3-inch baking dish and set aside.

In your food processor, mince the raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg and nuts. Pack this mixture into the hollow of the apples.  Top each apple with a little honey. Mix the apple cider and wine and pour into the bottom of the baking pan.  Sprinkle additional cinnamon over each apple and then spoon a little of the cider/wine juice over each apple, too.

Bake apples until tender – 60 – 75 minutes.  Place each apple on an individual serving dish.  Pour remaining liquid into a small pan and boil until it thickens – 8-10 minutes. Pour over apples and serve.  Perfect alone or when served with ice cream.

*NOTE:  for the sweet wine I will use VinSanto made by my cousin Andrea in Montefollonico.

BUON MANGIATA!