Apple Tatin - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cooking apples (I use Spy)
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1/4 teaspoon allspice (or 1/2 tsp cinnamon)
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup raisins
2 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Peel, core& thinly slice apples.
Toss with orange rind& allspice.
In a 9 inch round cake pan, place apples in thin even layers with round side of slices against edge of pan, then fill in the middle& any gaps.
Sprinkle with sugar& raisins and dot with butter as you go.
Apples should come about 1 inch above the rim of the pan but will shrink as they cook.
Cover with foil& place on a baking sheet in a preheated 250F oven.
Bake for 5 hours.
Turn off oven& let cool.
Remove from oven& invert onto a plate with a slight rim to catch any juices.