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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