For a treat that's good to the core, give these baked apples a try. If you can't get your hands on the Crème Fraiche, use sour cream in its place. It's every bit as good.
Baked Apples with Creme Fraiche
Baked Apples with Creme Fraiche
Ingredients
For 8 people
3 tablespoon(s) vinegar, cider
1 cup(s) apple juice
1gala apples
3 teaspoon(s) brandy
1/2 cup(s) sugar
3 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup(s) crème fraiche
1vanilla ice cream
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine vinegar, juice, butter and sugar in a 13 x 9-inch glass-baking dish. Cut off top 3/4 inch of apples to make lids.
Scoop out cores with a melon-ball cutter and replace lids. Put apples in baking dish and cover with foil.
Bake in middle of oven until very tender but still intact,
1 to 1-1/4 hours.
Transfer apples to plates and boil pan juices with brandy in a saucepan until reduced to about 1 cup. Fill apples with crème fraiche and serve with sauce, or top baked apple with vanilla ice cream, and spoon sauce over ice cream.