Incredible Baked Apples

Serves 4

Ingredients:

4 large apples (McIntosh work the best)
½ cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons raisins
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Vanilla ice cream

Directions:

Core the apples but leave them whole. Next, peel around the center of each apple, leaving one half inch of skin on the upper and lower edges of the fruit. Combine the flour, sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Roll the apples in this mixture. Set each apple in a microwave-safe bowl. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts, a few raisins, and a drizzle of maple syrup. Bake the apples one at a time in a microwave oven on high for about one and a half minutes each. This will pre-cook the apples. You can do this up to an hour before serving. Shortly before serving, reheat each apple on high for 30 seconds. Serve in a big cereal bowl with a large scoop of ice cream, if desired.

Audrey