Baked Apples with Red Wine

Ingredients

 * 8 apples, cored
 * cherry or strawberry jam
 * ½ cup sugar, brown only
 * ½ tsp. mace or nutmeg
 * 1 cup red wine
 * ½ tsp. vanilla
 * lemon zest, optional

Directions

 * 1) Place apples in a greased casserole or baking dish. Fill each apple with jam.
 * 2) Blend sugar and mace (or nutmeg) and stir with the wine and vanilla. Pour over apples. Cover and bake at 350° F for 1 hour. Refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours before serving. Garnish with the lemon zest, if desired.