Ginger Baked Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 large baking apples
2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, chopped
1 tablespoon butter, melted
6 tablespoons water
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon lemon peel, grated
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F. Coat a casserole dish (big enough to hold 2 apples) with nonstick cooking spray.
Peel apples halfway down from stem end. Core apples without cutting through the bottom.
Place in casserole.
Mix ginger and butter in small bowl. Spoon half of the mixture into each apple.
Stir all remaining ingredients in small saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves and syrup boils.
Pour over apples.
Bake 30-40 minutes.
Serve with whipped cream, if desired.
NOTE: May be covered loosely with plastic wrap and done in microwave (on high about 6 minutes) and then remove plastic wrap and put apples under preheated broiler for about 2 minutes.