Port-Baked Winter Fruit

Ingredients

• 2 cups apple cider 
• 1 stick cinnamon 3-inch
• 5 oz apples dried
• 7 oz apricots dried
• 0.5 cup golden raisins 
• 2  navel oranges peeled
• 1 slices garnish: orange 
• 0.7 cup port 
• 10 oz mission figlets dried trimmed halved
• 10 oz mission figlets dried trimmed halved

Equipment

• oven
• baking pan
• aluminum foil
• slotted spoon

Directions

1. Place first 8 ingredients in an 11- x 7-inch baking dish; gently toss to combine. Cover with aluminum foil, and chill 12 to 24 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 35
3. Bake fruit, covered, 45 to 50 minutes or until thoroughly heated and fruit is soft.
4. Let stand, covered, 15 minutes.
5. Remove and discard cinnamon stick.
6. Serve with a slotted spoon and, if desired, Brown Sugar-Lemon Sour Cream.
7. Garnish, if desired.