8 tart cooking apples

½ cup sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ cup GRANDMA’S MOLASSES

Hot water

Heat oven to 350° F. (moderate). Peel 1-inch strip around stem of apple; core, being careful not to cut through the blossom end. Place in baking pan about 3 inches deep. Mix sugar, cinnamon, and molasses; pack in center of apples. Pour hot water (about ¼ inch deep) in pan around apples. Cover. Bake 30 minutes. Uncover. Bake 20 minutes or until apples are tender, basting occasionally.

YIELD: 8 servings.

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