Baked Apples

Ingredients: 6 medium-sized cooking apples 1/4 cup creamy peanut paste 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup of water 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon 1 tablespoon melted butter Method: Core the apples and put them in a shallow baking dish Blend the peanut paste with 1/4 cup of brown sugar and spoon some of this mix into the centre of each apple Combine the water, butter, cinnamon and remainder of the brown sugar, and pour this mix over the apples Bake in a moderate oven (375o F or 190o C), basting frequently, until the apples are tender Serve either as is, or with hot custard - wonderful in winter! Tip: Don't have any peanut paste handy? You can whip some up by putting some raw peanuts in a blender, adding a little peanut oil and blending to the desired consistency. An old-fashioned mincer (or even a mortar and pestle) will also produce a similar result. Alternately, you can use peanut butter.