Baked Apples(Lenten Recipe) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 baking type apples
8 Tbsp. vegetable shortening
cinnamon and nutmeg (if desired)
8 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 c. hot water or 1/2 c. orange juice and 1/2 c. water

Preparation

Core apples and pare
the
upper half.\tPlace in baking dish. Fill the core well with
1 tablespoon brown sugar and 1 tablespoon shortening.
Sprinkle
tops
with pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour hot water
or orange juice with water around the apples and seal pan with
foil.
Bake\tin 400\u00b0 oven for 20 minutes.
Remove foil to
baste
apples.
Cover
to\tcomplete baking
for
20 minutes more.
Serve
hot
or
cold
with
pan juices.