Apples to Apples: 10 Apple Recipes for Fall

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This recipe serves 4
2 cups apple cider
4 firm cooking apples, like Braeburn, Gala, Fuji or Granny Smith
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon unsalted butter (optional)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 pinch salt

1. Heat the oven to 375°F.
2. Pour the cider into a small skillet and bring it to a boil. Continue to boil over medium heat until the liquid reduces by slightly less than half.
3. While the cider is reducing, peel the skin from the top third of each apple. Use a melon baller to dig out the apple core, leaving about 1/3-inch of the apple intact at the bottom. Place the apples in a pie pan or baking dish.
4. Stir the cinnamon, butter and brown sugar into the cider syrup. Pour it into the apple cavities, allowing it to overflow into the baking dish. Bake the apples for 40 to 50 minutes, until they are pleasantly soft but not collapsing.
5. Serve the apples warm in dessert bowls with the extra syrup spooned over them. less