Baked Apples with Apricot and Walnut Filling

Ingredients

• 0.8 cup firmly apricots dried packed chopped
• 0.8 cup firmly brown sugar light packed
• 0.3 cup butter softened
• 6  granny smith apples 
• 0.8 cup orange juice fresh
• 3 tablespoons butter unsalted softened
• 0.8 cup walnuts chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the apricots, walnuts, brown sugar, and butter.
3. Core the apples, making each opening large enough to hold 1/6 of the apricot mixture, peel the top third of each apple. Arrange the apples, cavity side up, in a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish, and fill the cavities with the apricot mixture.
4. Sprinkle any remaining filling around the apples, pour the orange juice around them, and dot with butter.
5. Bake apples 15 minutes and baste with juices. Continue to bake, basting regularly, until tender, about 1 hour.
6. Remove from oven and let stand about 10 minutes before serving.
7. Transfer to serving bowls, spoon juices over, and serve.
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