Simple in appearance, yet surprisingly exotic.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/4 cup golden raisins
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
• 4 large Gala apples
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice, your favourite alcohol

Preparation

Preheat oven to 200oC.

In small bowl, combine brown sugar, walnuts, raisins, butter, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves.

Remove top of each apple. Scoop out inner core and seeds but do not reach the bottom.

In a baking tray, fill each apple with the mixture. If any remains, sprinkle on top of apples and poor juice in and around them. with 2 tablespoons brown sugar-walnut mixture. Sprinkle remaining brown sugar-walnut mixture on top of apples. Pour juice around apples.

Bake for about 35 minutes, rotating baking dish halfway through baking.

Serve warm, after spooning any remaining juice over the apples.